Planning application
59, Lower Swaines, Epping, CM16 5ES
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Integral garage conversion and chimney breast removal as part of a ground floor refurbishment to provide a sustainable open plan kitchen/living/dining space.
As published by the council, reference EPF/1858/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/1858/26
- Type
- Householder planning permission
- Status
- Valid
- Received
- 1 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 2 Oct 2026
- Postcode
- CM16 5ES
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Oct 2026
Received by Epping Forest
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2 Oct 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 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.
What 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.
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