Planning application
32, Church Hill, Loughton, IG10 1LA
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Proposed change of use from Sui Generis Funeral Parlour to Children’s Home – Use Class C2 (Residential Institutions).
As published by the council, reference EPF/1581/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/1581/26
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 17 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 18 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Loughton St. John's
- Parish
- Loughton
- Postcode
- IG10 1LA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Aug 2026
Received by Epping Forest
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18 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 13 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Epping Forest took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
19 documents on file for this application
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