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2, Kensington Park, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1AF

EPF/1002/26Householder planning permissionAwaiting decision
Householder
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Single storey, flat roof rear extension.

Received
21 May 2026
Ward
Theydon Bois with Passingford
  1. Received21 May
  2. Validated21 May
  3. Consult.11 Jun
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a rear extension at 2, Kensington Park, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1AF. Epping Forest has handled 2,560 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 21 May 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 158 applications across Theydon Bois with Passingford. 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 1AF
Application type
Householder planning permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Stapleford Abbotts

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 May 2026
Consultation expiry
11 June 2026
Consultation end
11 June 2026

Additional information

Documents
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • 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 (22)

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, 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    21 May

    Certificate of Lawful Development for single storey rear extension.

    RefusedLawful Development Certificate: ProposedFiled alongsideEPF/1001/26
  2. 2026
    21 May

    Single storey, flat roof rear extension.

    This applicationPendingFullEPF/1002/26

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