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80, Bracken Drive, Chigwell, IG7 5RD

Refused Epping Forest EPF/2229/24 Householder planning permission

Works: Extension Loft or dormer Windows or glazing Small domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

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

Proposal

Single ground floor front and rear extension including front porch and rear roof extension with front and rear dormer windows Velux window to the sides.

As published by the council, reference EPF/2229/24

Application record

Reference
EPF/2229/24
Type
Householder planning permission
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
5 Nov 2024
Validated
5 Nov 2024
Decided
10 Jan 2025
Ward
Grange Hill
Parish
Chigwell
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
IG7 5RD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Nov 2024

    Received by Epping Forest

  2. 10 Jan 2025

    Decision issued: Refuse

  3. 24 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

20 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 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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