Planning application
Brookend, Oak Hill Road, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1JJ
Works: Extension Loft or dormer
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness of existing development - loft conversion and roof extensions.
As published by the council, reference EPF/1631/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/1631/26
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate: Existing
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Lawful
- Received
- 24 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 24 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 23 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Theydon Bois with Passingford
- Parish
- Stapleford Abbotts
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RM4 1JJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Epping Forest register
This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 2 refused.
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EPF/0968/26 Refused
Brookend, Oak Hill Road, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1JJ
Retrospective consent for front dormer windows, rear roof extension, side dormers and associated roof alterations.
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EPF/1487/22 Refused
Brookend, Oak Hill Road, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1JJ
Proposed front dormer windows
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Aug 2026
Received by Epping Forest
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27 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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23 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Lawful
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Epping Forest granted permission on 23 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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Rosedene, Oak Hill Road, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1JJ
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Brookend, Oak Hill Road, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1JJ
Retrospective consent for front dormer windows, rear roof extension, side dormers and associated roof alterations.
Refused Householder Extension Loft or dormer +2 11 docsDomestic -
Rosedene, Oak Hill Road, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1JJ
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Refused Outline Demolition 11 docs -
Brookend, Oak Hill Road, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1JJ
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Rosedene, Oak Hill Road, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1JJ
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Single storey rear extension with roof lantern.
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