Chigwell Construction 62-homes scheme approved

Epping Forest District Council has just nodded through plans for 62 new homes with 24 affordable units at the Thornwood site.

The site is the first major approval of development since the Epping Forest area was designated as Special Area of Conservation hampering the council’s ability to approve housing schemes.

Existing buildings on a field roughly the size of four football pitches will be demolished to make way for the houses and flats.

Chigwell aims to start the development in the summer and is working very closely with the Council to obtain planning and be in a position to start delivering a number of large sites in the coming months.

updated: 06/01/2023