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211, Fencepiece Road, Chigwell, IG7 5EB

Refused Epping Forest EPF/1887/24 Lawful Development Certificate: Proposed

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Certificate of lawful development for a proposed change of use from Dwelling (C3) to Children's Home (C2)

As published by the council, reference EPF/1887/24

Application record

Reference
EPF/1887/24
Type
Lawful Development Certificate: Proposed
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Not Lawful
Received
16 Sep 2024
Validated
16 Sep 2024
Decided
1 Nov 2024
Ward
Grange Hill
Parish
Chigwell
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
IG7 5EB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Sep 2024

    Received by Epping Forest

  2. 1 Nov 2024

    Decision issued: Not Lawful

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

12 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Epping Forest refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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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