Planning application
42 Dickens Rise, Chigwell, IG7 6NY
Works: Loft or dormer
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and front roof lights.
As published by the council, reference EPF/1599/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/1599/26
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate: Proposed
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Lawful
- Received
- 19 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 19 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 22 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Chigwell with Lambourne
- Parish
- Chigwell
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IG7 6NY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Epping Forest register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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EPF/1597/26 Awaiting decision
42 Dickens Rise, Chigwell, IG7 6NY
Erection of a single storey ground floor rear extension.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Aug 2026
Received by Epping Forest
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27 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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22 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Lawful
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Epping Forest granted permission on 22 September 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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42 Dickens Rise, Chigwell, IG7 6NY
72% historically approved · decision due ~20 Oct
Erection of a single storey ground floor rear extension.
Awaiting decision Householder Extension 8 docsSmall domestic -
46A, Dickens Rise, Chigwell, IG7 6NY
Proposed full garage conversion, part rear infill extension with flat roof and roof lantern.
Granted Householder Extension Windows or glazing 8 docsSmall domestic -
50 Dickens Rise Chigwell IG7 6NY
Single storey rear extension
Granted Full applications Extension 20 docsSmall domestic -
22 Barnaby Way Chigwell IG7 6NZ
Construction of an electric metal bar gate to the front of the property.
Refused Full applications 9 docs -
12, Barnaby Way, Chigwell, IG7 6NZ
Partial demolition of existing dwellinghouse. Construction of extensions at side and rear, continuing the established roof form.
Refused Householder Extension Demolition 26 docsDomestic -
12, Barnaby Way, Chigwell, IG7 6NZ
72% historically approved · decision due ~3 Nov
Variation of Condition 2 Plan Numbers of EPF/1339/26 (Partial demolition of existing dwellinghouse. Construction of extensions at side and rear, continuing the established roof form).
Awaiting decision Amendments Extension Demolition 10 docsDomestic
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EPF/1655/26 Granted
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