Now known as no 8 Highgrove Close, Loughton IG10 2FD (formerly land to the rear of 33-37 Hillyfields… Data via plota.co.uk

EPF/1925/26 - Approval of details reserved by a condition Under Consultation

Proposal

Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 6 Surface Water Drainage, 9 Contaminated Land, 11 Hard and Soft Landscaping and 12 Ecology of (Construction of a 4-bedroom two storey dwelling with associated parking and landscaping). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 7 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 7 Dec 2026.

Comments are open until 5 Nov 2026

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Associated applications 2

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    Conditions 6 awaiting decision

    • ConditionsApproval of Details Reserved by Conditions 6 Surface Water Drainage, 9 Contaminated Land, 11…This applicationEPF/1925/26

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Local nature reserve about 443 m away: Home Mead; Inside the Loughton built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 16 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Approval of details reserved by a condition
Postcode
IG10 2FD
Received
12 Oct 2026
Validated
12 Oct 2026
Ward
Loughton Fairmead
Parish
Loughton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Neil Rouse

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 23 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
5 Nov 2026
Epping Forest
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#172 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

Epping Forest ranks #114 out of 296 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 76% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 76% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Epping Forest decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
67%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #295 of 296
76%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #290 of 296
71%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #114 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #87 of 296
49%
Minor dwellings approved
228 decided (1-9 homes)
55%
Major dwellings approved
20 decided (10+ homes)
49%
Change of use approved
43 decided
1,307
Total decisions
429 refused in the year to March 2026