4 Chester Road Chigwell Essex IG7 6AJ

1. 14 Jul 2021

   Received by Epping Forest

2. 24 Aug 2021

   Decision issued: Not Required

3. 27 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.

If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

More on prior approval applications in our guide

• 23, Chester Road, Chigwell, IG7 6AH

  EPF/2265/24 Submitted 8 Nov 2024 74m away

  Installation of front garden electronic metal boundary gates, with brick pillars to match existing, and a low brick wall along the boundary.

  Refused Householder 11 docs
  Domestic

• 50 Chigwell Rise Chigwell IG7 6AG

  EPF/1775/21 Submitted 25 Jun 2021 89m away

  Change of use of garage to habitable room with front extension.

  Granted Full applications Extension 10 docs

• 6, Chester Road, Chigwell, IG7 6AJ

  EPF/1313/26 Submitted 3 Jul 2026 91m away

  73% historically approved · decision due ~28 Aug

  Single storey, part two storey rear extension, conversion of garage into habitable room and front porch.

  Awaiting decision Householder Extension 22 docs
  Small domestic

• 28, Chester Road, Chigwell, IG7 6AJ

  EPF/0195/26 Submitted 2 Feb 2026 91m away

  Demolition of existing bungalow and construction of a new two-storey dwelling with accommodation in the roof space, together with associated access, parking and landscaping.

  Granted Full applications Demolition 18 docs
  Domestic

• 41 Chigwell Rise Chigwell IG7 6AQ

  EPF/1601/21 Submitted 7 Jun 2021 106m away

  Proposed new front garden railings.

  Granted Full applications 12 docs

• 29, Chigwell Rise, Chigwell, IG7 6AQ

  EPF/1494/26 Submitted 4 Aug 2026 128m away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~29 Sep

  Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 4 Surface Water Drainage of EPF/0783/26 (Part single and part double storey rear and front extension, single storey side extension and loft conversion including raising roof ridge).

  Awaiting decision Conditions Extension Loft or dormer 6 docs
  Small domestic

• EPF/1542/26 Decided

  Hadleigh, Stondon Road, Ongar, CM5 9BU

  Proposed single storey rear extension 8.00 x 3.20 x 3.20

  11 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• EPF/1682/26 Awaiting decision

  14, Tennyson Avenue, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3BJ

  Erection of single storey rear extension.

  2 Sep 2026 Prior approval
• EPF/1677/26 Awaiting decision

  89, Hainault Road, Chigwell, IG7 5DL

  Single storey rear extension 8M

  2 Sep 2026 Prior approval
• EPF/1661/26 Awaiting decision

  Sheperds Cottage, Abridge Road, Chigwell, IG7 6BX

  8m single storey rear extension to the main dwelling. Compliant under Permitted Development Policy.

  28 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• EPF/1656/26 Awaiting decision

  Agricultural Barn, King Street Farm, King Street, Ongar, CM5 9NR

  Prior Approval Application for the Change of Use of an Agricultural Building to Five Dwellinghouses (C3), and for building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion including an extension of up to four metres to the rear of the building.

  28 Aug 2026 Prior approval