Planning application
24, Rous Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6BN
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
Single storey rear infill extension and hipped roof over existing 2 storey side extension
As published by the council, reference EPF/1720/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/1720/26
- Type
- Householder planning permission
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 8 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 8 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Buckhurst Hill East and Whitebridge
- Parish
- Buckhurst Hill
- Postcode
- IG9 6BN
Comment by 1 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 2 applications since 2026.
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EPF/1719/26 Awaiting decision
24, Rous Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6BN
Certificate of Lawful Development of loft coversion with rear dormer.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Sep 2026
Received by Epping Forest
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12 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
3 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.
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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 householder applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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24, Rous Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6BN
77% historically approved · decision due ~3 Nov
Certificate of Lawful Development of loft coversion with rear dormer.
Awaiting decision Lawful development Loft or dormer 2 docs -
23, Rous Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6BN
Proposed side, rear and loft extensions (revised application following refusal 12 June 2025-EPF/0773/25).
Granted Householder Extension 22 docsDomestic -
29, Rous Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6BN
Rear extension to replace existing conservatory, garage conversion and associated internal and external alteration and refurbishment works.
Granted Householder Extension 8 docsSmall domestic -
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41 Rous Road Buckhurst Hill IG9 6BW
Application for a Lawful Development certificate for a proposed loft conversion with rear facing dormer and front roof windows.
Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 14 docs -
1 Dene Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6BP
87% historically approved · decision due ~22 Dec
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3 Materials of EPF/2541/24 (Demolition of side annexe building. New entrance location, new side and rear extension and loft conversion to existing detached house, and the erection of a stand-alone garden room “log cabin” to the rear).
Awaiting decision Conditions New dwelling Extension +2 1 doc
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In Epping Forest
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EPF/0836/26 Refused
20, Oak Lodge Avenue, Chigwell, IG7 5HZ
Proposed ground floor rear extension, part first floor rear and double storey side extension. Alteration to roof and front bay windows.
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EPF/1337/26 Granted
12 Great Stony Park, High Street, Ongar, CM5 0TH
Proposed garage conversion to office use
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EPF/1725/26 Awaiting decision
29, Mount Pleasant Road, Chigwell, IG7 5EP
Front porch, rear 6m extension, 1 foot rear extension, dormer extension.
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EPF/1709/26 Awaiting decision
Greenways, Moreton Bridge, Moreton, Ongar, CM5 0LL
Erection of gable and side extensions, and associated works.
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EPF/1313/26 Granted
6, Chester Road, Chigwell, IG7 6AJ
Single storey, part two storey rear extension, conversion of garage into habitable room and front porch.