Holly Cottage, Church Lane, Stapleford Abbotts, RM4 1ES
Approved on 7 November 2026
Council decision: Lawful
Proposal
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed loft conversion with dormer and roof lights.
- Received
- 9 October 2026
- Ward
- Theydon Bois with Passingford
- ReceivedReceived9 Oct
- ValidatedValidated8 Oct
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided7 Nov
Decided in 30 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a planning application for a loft conversion at Holly Cottage, Church Lane, Stapleford Abbotts, RM4 1ES. Epping Forest has handled 26 applications of this type. This one was decided in 30 days, 4 weeks quicker than Epping Forest's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded 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.
77% of all applications at Epping Forest District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.Planning something similar? See what gets approved on your street
Application details
- Postcode
- RM4 1ES
- Application type
- Lawful Development Certificate: Proposed
- Parish
- Stapleford Abbotts
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 8 October 2026
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Loredana Ciavucco
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- 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 (21)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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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