Block A, The Bowls, Vicarage Lane, Chigwell, IG7 6ND Data via plota.co.uk

EPF/1334/26 - Full planning permission Under Consultation

Proposal

Replacement of the White PVC cladding and White spandrel panels, with a Grey Non-combustible A1 cladding and Grey Non-combustible spandrel panels. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
7 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 22 Sept 2026; it is now day 69. Comments are open until 22 Sept 2026.

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Chigwell Row built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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
Full planning permission
Postcode
IG7 6ND
Received
7 Jul 2026
Validated
7 Jul 2026
Ward
Chigwell with Lambourne
Parish
Chigwell
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 69, past the statutory target. 94% of extensions in Epping Forest are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 6 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 12 Sept 2026.

Day 699 days to the predicted decision (day 78)
74%decided within 8 weeks
77%approved
682decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Epping Forest in the last twelve months, from validation. Epping Forest decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 12 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
22 Sept 2026
Epping Forest
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#172 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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