Planning application
Development At 61, Romford Road, Chigwell
Works: Loft or dormer
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Variation of Condition 2 of approved planning permission 0147/22: Raise the roof over existing garage building to add more internal floor area to the first floor (without compromising daylight to the existing house next door). Widen front dormer and add two dormers to the former garage street elevation (summary)
As published by the council, reference 1058/26
Application record
- Reference
- 1058/26
- Type
- Section 73 - Minor
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted/Approved - with conditions
- Received
- 20 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 21 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 8 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Hainault
- Decision by
- Delegated C/Signed G. Cooper
- Postcode
- IG7 4QT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Apr 2026
Received by Redbridge
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21 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Granted/Approved - with conditions
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
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The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
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