Planning application
51, Church Hill, Loughton, IG10 1QP
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
Certificate of Lawful Development Proposed Single storey rear extension.
As published by the council, reference EPF/1694/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/1694/26
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate: Proposed
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 4 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 4 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Loughton St. John's
- Parish
- Loughton
- Postcode
- IG10 1QP
Comment by 28 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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4 Sep 2026
Received by Epping Forest
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9 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 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
19 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 lawful development applications in a median of 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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.
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