The Blue Boar Public House, Market Place, Lambourne, Romford, RM4 1UA

EPF/0303/26Listed building consent (Alt/Ext)Awaiting decision

Listed building consent

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Proposal

Listed building consent for installation of 1 x wall mounted sign.

Received: 13 February 2026
Council: Epping Forest District Council
Ward: Chigwell with Lambourne

ReceivedReceived13 Feb
ValidatedValidated13 Feb
Consult.Consultation16 Mar
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is a heritage application at The Blue Boar Public House, Market Place, Lambourne, Romford, RM4 1UA. Epping Forest has handled 309 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 13 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Abridge conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 119 applications across Chigwell with Lambourne. We hold 272 applications in total for the RM4 postcode area.

66% of heritage applications at Epping Forest District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: RM4 1UA
Application type: Listed building consent (Alt/Ext)
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Lambourne

Planning application dates

Date validated: 13 February 2026
Consultation expiry: 16 March 2026
Consultation end: 16 March 2026

Additional information

Documents: 7

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Abridge
Listed building: Grade II*: Abridge Motor Spares Robert Chappell, ButcherOn this site
Brownfield land register: The Retreat_x000D_ Market Place_x000D_ Abridge_x000D_ Essex_x000D_ RM4 1AURegister site at or near this address
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

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Source: Epping Forest

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