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Former MOD Site, Chigwell

EPF/2523/25Full planning permissionPending Decision
Full

Proposal

Revised siting and orientation of the previously approved dwelling; and new, independent vehicular access from Roding Lane to replace the previously approved access.

Received
16 December 2025
Ward
Chigwell with Lambourne
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received16 Dec
  2. Validated5 Jan
  3. Consult.27 Jan
  4. Target
  5. Decided
8 weeks typical decision time in Epping Forest71% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application at Former MOD Site, Chigwell. Epping Forest has handled 2,537 applications of this type and approves 74% of them, typically deciding them in 59 days. It was submitted on 16 December 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Chigwell Village conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 117 applications across Chigwell with Lambourne.

Application Details

Reference
EPF/2523/25
Address
Former MOD Site, Chigwell
Local Authority
Epping Forest
Application Type
Full planning permission
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Undecided
Current Status
Under Consultation
Ward
Chigwell with Lambourne
Parish
Chigwell

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
16 December 2025
Consultation Expiry
27 January 2026
Date Validated
5 January 2026
Date Submitted
16 December 2025
Consultation End
27 January 2026

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
31
Coordinates
51.622833, 0.080542
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.

  • Conservation area: Chigwell Village
  • 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, 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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