Planning application
15, Forest Edge, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5AD
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of a dwelling (C3a) to a children's home, for up to two children, with a manager, a resident carer and an additional carer who will sleep overnight, working on a rota basis.
As published by the council, reference EPF/2269/25
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/2269/25
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 6 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 7 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 2 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Buckhurst Hill West
- Parish
- Buckhurst Hill
- Decision by
- Committee B
- Postcode
- IG9 5AD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Nov 2025
Received by Epping Forest
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7 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
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Epping Forest granted permission on 2 July 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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