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11, Lower Bury Lane, Epping, CM16 5HA

Awaiting decision Epping Forest EPF/1623/26 Householder planning permission

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Erection of a garden room.

As published by the council, reference EPF/1623/26

Application record

Reference
EPF/1623/26
Type
Householder planning permission
Status
Under Consultation
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Epping West and Rural
Parish
Epping
Postcode
CM16 5HA

Comment by 15 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

  1. 24 Aug 2026

    Received by Epping Forest

  2. 27 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 29 Aug 2026

    Status changed to Under Consultation

    Previously Valid.

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 19 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

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

Trade members open them from here.

Open the documents

What 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 householder applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About householder applications

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    Granted Trees 6 docs
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    EPF/0084/23 Submitted 13 Jan 2023 0m away

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    Granted Trees 5 docs
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    EPF/0109/23 Submitted 17 Jan 2023 97m away

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    EPF/2232/24 Submitted 5 Nov 2024 121m away

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  • EPF/0527/26 Granted

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  • EPF/1678/26 Awaiting decision

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