Planning application
Tree Tops, Lippitts Hill, Loughton, IG10 4AL
Works: Extension
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Upwards extension to create first floor.
As published by the council, reference EPF/1716/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/1716/26
- Type
- Prior approval Part 1 Class AA: Enlargement to dwellinghouses by construction of additional storeys
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 8 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 8 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Waltham Abbey South and Rural
- Parish
- Waltham Abbey
- Postcode
- IG10 4AL
Comment by 6 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Epping Forest through their own planning portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the Epping Forest register
This site has had 5 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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EPF/2487/24 Decided
Tree Tops, Lippitts Hill, Loughton, IG10 4AL
Prior approval for a proposed a single-storey rear extension within 7.0 meters from the original dwellinghouse with a flat roof of no more than 3.0 meters height.
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EPF/1990/24 Granted
Tree Tops, Lippitts Hill, Loughton, IG10 4AL
Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed loft conversion with rear dormer and new fenestrations.
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EPF/1991/24 Granted
Tree Tops, Lippitts Hill, Loughton, IG10 4AL
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed garage.
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EPF/1989/24 Decided
Tree Tops, Lippitts Hill, Loughton, IG10 4AL
Prior approval for a proposed single-storey rear extension within 5.0 meters from the original dwellinghouse with a flat roof of no more than 3.0 meters height, eaves height 3.0m.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Sep 2026
Received by Epping Forest
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21 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 3 November 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
14 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 27 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.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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Tree Tops, Lippitts Hill, Loughton, IG10 4AL
Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed loft conversion with rear dormer and new fenestrations.
Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 6 docs -
Tree Tops, Lippitts Hill, Loughton, IG10 4AL
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed garage.
Granted Lawful development 6 docs -
Taylor Piggerie, Lippitts Hill, Loughton, IG10 4AL
Application for a Non Material amendment for - alterations to approved elevations & internal alterations to plots 4 & 5) on EPF/2092/18 - Demolition of existing building and replacement with seven houses.
Granted Amendments Demolition 19 docsSeveral homes -
Tree Tops, Lippitts Hill, Loughton, IG10 4AL
Prior approval for a proposed a single-storey rear extension within 7.0 meters from the original dwellinghouse with a flat roof of no more than 3.0 meters height.
Decided Prior approval Extension 6 docsSmall domestic -
Days Farm, Lippitts Hill, Loughton, IG10 4AL
Design-led, sustainable self-build housing development comprising three detached family dwellings.
Granted Full applications New dwelling 65 docs -
Days Farm, Lippitts Hill, Loughton, IG10 4AL
87% historically approved · decision due ~20 Oct
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 7 Additional Details of External Fixtures, 10 Woodland Management Plan, 11 Lighting Details, 12 Boundary Treatments, 16 Hard Surfacing and Drainage and 18 Ecological Enhancement Scheme of EPF/2173/24 (Construction of a Single-Storey Dwelling with Associated Woodland Management and Sustainability Enhancements).
Awaiting decision Conditions 17 docsSmall domestic
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EPF/1425/26 Granted
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EPF/1625/26 Decided
65, Amesbury, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3LH
Full width single storey rear extension with part pitched / part flat roof over. Approximately 5.32m deep to match the neighbours rear extension at number 63, measured from the existing rear facade. Eaves height no higher than 2.5m. Maximum height of extension no higher than 3.6m. Materials to match the existing.
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EPF/1551/26 Withdrawn
138, Queens Road, North Weald Bassett, Epping, CM16 6JG
Construction of a single storey rear extension
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EPF/1751/26 Awaiting decision
Berwick Hall, Berwick Lane, Abbess Beauchamp And Berners Roding, Ongar, CM5 0JS
Prior approval for change of use of agricultural building to C3 dwellinghouse.
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EPF/1616/26 Decided
Woodsedge, Old House Lane, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5DN
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.