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1, The Poplars, Lambourne, Romford, RM4 1BB

EPF/0768/26Householder planning permissionAwaiting decision
Householder
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Infill of existing balconies to the established building line on western elevation. Infill of existing inset porch to established front elevation. Replacement of existing door on rear elevation with window. Minor changes to existing fenestration.

Received
20 April 2026
Ward
Chigwell with Lambourne
  1. Received20 Apr
  2. Validated20 Apr
  3. Consult.11 May
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a porch at 1, The Poplars, Lambourne, Romford, RM4 1BB. Epping Forest has handled 2,560 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 20 April 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 5 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application 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.

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
RM4 1BB
Application type
Householder planning permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lambourne

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 April 2026
Consultation expiry
11 May 2026
Consultation end
11 May 2026

Additional information

Documents
17

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • 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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    20 Apr

    Infill of existing balconies to the established building line on western elevation. Infill of existing inset…

    This applicationPendingFullEPF/0768/26
  2. 2026
    20 Apr

    Retrospective application for a close-board timber fence, built along south/west/north boundary of fence…

    PendingHouseholderFiled alongsideEPF/0770/26

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