Planning application
59, Lechmere Avenue, Chigwell, IG7 5HA
Works: Demolition Domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed erection of 2 no. semi-detached houses and Demolition of existing dwellinghouse.
As published by the council, reference EPF/2591/25
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/2591/25
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Recommendation Made
- Decision
- Approved with Conditions (Subject to s106 Legal Agreement)
- Received
- 23 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 24 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 26 May 2026
- Ward
- Grange Hill
- Parish
- Chigwell
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IG7 5HA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Epping Forest register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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EPF/1728/24 Refused
59, Lechmere Avenue, Chigwell, IG7 5HA
Proposed erection of 2 no. 4-bedroom houses. Demolition of existing house.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Dec 2025
Received by Epping Forest
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24 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 May 2026
Decision issued: Approved with Conditions (Subject to s106 Legal Agreement)
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9 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
22 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Epping Forest granted permission on 26 May 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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