5, Bracken Drive, Chigwell, IG7 5RG
Proposal
Hip to gable loft extension with front and rear dormer and new windows. Single storey rear extension, single storey side extension, raising of ground level of garage and driveway to match the existing house level. Replacement fenestration and conversion of existing cellar into basement storage area.
- Received
- 19 October 2026
- ReceivedReceived19 Oct
- ValidatedValidated22 Oct
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
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About this application
This is a planning application for a single storey rear extension at 5, Bracken Drive, Chigwell, IG7 5RG. Epping Forest has handled 88 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 22 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 581 applications in total for the IG7 postcode area.
93% of householder planning permission 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 5RG
- Application type
- Householder planning permission
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 22 October 2026
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Nicola Bickerstaff
Site constraints
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.
Source: Epping Forest
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