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138, Trotwood, Chigwell, IG7 5JW

EPF/2488/25Householder planning permissionPending Decision
Householder

Proposal

First floor L-shaped wraparound extension and enlargement of existing garage.

Received
10 December 2025
Decided
4 February 2026 · Approve with Conditions
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Grange Hill
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received10 Dec
  2. Validated10 Dec
  3. Consult.13 Jan
  4. Target
  5. Decided4 Feb

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Epping Forest71% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for a garage at 138, Trotwood, Chigwell, IG7 5JW. Epping Forest has handled 2,537 applications of this type and approves 74% of them, typically deciding them in 59 days. This one was decided in 56 days, 3 days quicker than Epping Forest's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 82 applications across Grange Hill. We hold 560 applications in total for the IG7 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
EPF/2488/25
Address
138, Trotwood, Chigwell, IG7 5JW
Postcode
IG7 5JW
Local Authority
Epping Forest
Application Type
Householder planning permission
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Conditions
Current Status
Decision Made
Ward
Grange Hill
Parish
Chigwell

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
11 December 2025
Consultation Expiry
13 January 2026
Date Decided
4 February 2026
Date Validated
10 December 2025
Date Submitted
10 December 2025
Consultation End
13 January 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decided By
Delegated Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
18
Coordinates
51.607155, 0.091055
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Epping Forest

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Planning 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 2026-10-09. 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.

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