Skip to content
PlanIndex Get alerts
Menu

Planning application

2 Dawes Bridge Cottages, Hobbs Cross Road, Theydon Garnon, Epping, CM16 7PA

Granted Epping Forest EPF/1694/24 Lawful Development Certificate: Existing

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Certificate of lawful development for existing use of buildings 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. These are long established buildings used for storage and/or commercial purposes. The primary use of these outbuildings is as follows: Building 1 – Primarily utilised as part of the applicant’s business of Essex Grab Hire. The building is used for minor Essex Grab Hire commercial vehicle repairs, restoration of vintage vehicles as a hobby. It is also used to storage one Essex Grab Hire HGV vehicle, tools and Tractors. Building 2 – This building is in use as an office/laundry room. Building 3 – This building is used as a tractor storage shed. Building 4 – This is currently used as a gym, however the building itself has been on site for at least 20 years. Building 5 – This is a small container utilised for the storage of garden equipment. Building 6 – This is a storage shed for the applicants touring caravan.

As published by the council, reference EPF/1694/24

Application record

Reference
EPF/1694/24
Type
Lawful Development Certificate: Existing
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: Lawful
Received
19 Aug 2024
Validated
19 Aug 2024
Decided
9 Oct 2024
Ward
Theydon Bois with Passingford
Parish
Theydon Garnon
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CM16 7PA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Aug 2024

    Received by Epping Forest

  2. 9 Oct 2024

    Decision issued: Lawful

  3. 9 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

7 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.

Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.

Open the documents

What this grant of permission means

Epping Forest granted permission on 9 October 2024, 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

In Epping Forest

  • EPF/1389/26 Granted

    Reduit, The Green, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7JA

    Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed conversion of garage into habitable space.

    Received 16 Jul, published by the council 23 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • EPF/1729/26 Awaiting decision

    Salcombe, Oak Hill Road, Stapleford Abbotts, RM4 1EH

    Certificate of Lawful Development Proposed Single Storey Side extensions

    Received 9 Sep, published by the council 12 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • EPF/1719/26 Awaiting decision

    24, Rous Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6BN

    Certificate of Lawful Development of loft coversion with rear dormer.

    Received 8 Sep, published by the council 12 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • EPF/1710/26 Awaiting decision

    72A, Hainault Road, Chigwell, IG7 5DH

    Certificate of Lawful Development Proposed Loft conversion with dormers

    Received 8 Sep, published by the council 9 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • EPF/1312/26 Granted

    8, Broadgate, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3NH

    Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed outbuilding.

    Received 3 Jul, published by the council 23 Jul 2026 Lawful development