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
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 26 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 -
Pipers Farm, Lippitts Hill, Loughton, IG10 4AL
Non Material amendment to EPF/1169/18 (Demolition of existing buildings and construction of 3 new detached dwellings with associated works)
Refused Amendments Demolition 7 docs -
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
Other prior approval applications
In Epping Forest
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EPF/1877/26 Awaiting decision
50, Queens Road, Loughton, IG10 1RS
Erection of a single-storey rear extension following the demolition of existing rear elements.
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EPF/1723/26 Decided
27, Chestnut Avenue, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6EN
Proposed 6m deep single storey rear extension.
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EPF/1712/26 Decided
12, Mount Pleasant Road, Chigwell, IG7 5ER
demolition of the existing extension and creation of a single-storey rear extension of 6.0m deep
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EPF/1852/26 Awaiting decision
69, Monkswood Avenue, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1LD
Demolition of existing rear conservatory and erection of a single-storey rear extension
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EPF/1854/26 Awaiting decision
Readings Farm , Norton Heath Road Old A414, High Ongar , Ingatestone, CM4 0LP
Change of use of an agricultural building to a commercial business use (Use Class E)