Planning application
Woodsedge, Old House Lane, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5DN
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
The proposed single storey rear extension will extend to the rear of the existing property 6m and will only be behind the original house width. The height of the extension will not be higher than the existing eaves of the original house.
As published by the council, reference EPF/1616/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/1616/26
- Type
- Prior approval Part 1 Class A.1(ea): Larger home extension
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 21 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 20 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Roydon and Lower Nazeing
- Parish
- Roydon
- Postcode
- CM19 5DN
Comment by 11 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Epping Forest through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Aug 2026
Received by Epping Forest
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27 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 15 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
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Epping Forest for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Epping Forest decided prior approval applications in a median of 29 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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