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25, Forest Cottage, Lambourne Road, Chigwell, IG7 6HA

EPF/0663/26Householder planning permissionAwaiting decision
Householder
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Single storey rear extension.

Received
31 March 2026
Ward
Chigwell with Lambourne
  1. Received31 Mar
  2. Validated7 Apr
  3. Consult.28 Apr
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at 25, Forest Cottage, Lambourne Road, Chigwell, IG7 6HA. Epping Forest has handled 2,560 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 31 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 1 listed building 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 580 applications in total for the IG7 postcode area.

70% of full 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
IG7 6HA
Application type
Householder planning permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Chigwell

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 April 2026
Consultation expiry
28 April 2026
Consultation end
28 April 2026

Additional information

Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Listed building: Grade II: SheepcotesOn or next to this site
  • Green belt: Epping Forest
  • 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 (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Epping Forest

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