7, Gladstone Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5SW

Decision Made EPF/0416/26
Date received
26 Feb 2026
Date validated
26 Jan 2026
Postcode
IG9 5SW

Description

External alterations to the front elevation, including ; 1/ Installation of a solar tube to the main roof to provide natural daylight to the internal stairwell. 2/ Alteration of the existing ground floor flat-roof to form a hipped pitched roof ,including Sun Tunnel to give daylight to entrance lobby. 3/ Application of self-coloured scratched render to window aprons and existing ground floor elevations. 4/ Replacement of the existing ground-floor windows with a tilt-and-turn egress window to living room and side hung casement to Study. 5/ External low energy 'Smart' lighting upgrade to existing GU10 fittings.

Epping Forest
Planning Authority Score
4.6/10
Below average
#168 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Epping Forest ranks #111 out of 292 councils for householder decision speed. Epping Forest is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 74% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 74% approved vs 90% nationally
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Epping Forest decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
66%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #292 of 292
74%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #286 of 292
71%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #111 of 292
33%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #78 of 292
50%
Minor dwellings approved
220 decided (1-9 homes)
63%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
43%
Change of use approved
44 decided
1,350
Total decisions
457 refused in 2025