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Epping Forest District Council
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Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Epping Forest District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
18,301Searchable applications
387Recorded as pending
75%Approval rate · 13,890 approved or refused records
3,503Refused applications

10,387 approved · 3,503 refused · 633 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Jul 1999 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas25 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

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More application records

  1. Decision MadeEPF/0215/20

    Application for a Non-Material Amendment of EPF/0254/19 (Enlargement of existing rear dormer including balcony to rear and two front dormers.) for a slight adjustment to the angle of the roof so that it covers the porch & garage area.

    16 Dacre Gardens Chigwell IG7 5HG

    Received 30 Jan 2020
  2. Decision MadeEPF/0216/20

    Proposed erection of x 42 no. residential units (including 1no.caretakers home) together with associated landscaping; car parking & highway works.

    Land at Oak Hill Road Stapleford Abbotts RM4 1JH

    Received 30 Jan 2020
  3. Decision MadeEPF/0217/20

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 10"verification report" for EPF/3034/16. (Demolition of all existing buildings, apparatus & redevelopment of the site comprising construction of x30 no. new dwellings together with associated car parking, garden space, access improvements onto Fingrith Hall Lane, soft landscaping & associated development).

    Plots 1-6, 7-15 and 23-27 only Norton Heath Riding Centre Fingrith Hall Lane High Ongar Ongar CM4 0JP

    Received 30 Jan 2020
  4. Decision MadeEPF/0218/20

    Proposed front / side extension.

    Cedar Lodge 37 Berwick Lane Stanford Rivers Ongar CM5 9PZ

    Received 30 Jan 2020
  5. Decision MadeEPF/0219/20

    Proposed new single storey, full-width rear extension to replace two existing extensions and small side extension/porch.

    2 Broadfield Way Buckhurst Hill IG9 5AG

    Received 30 Jan 2020
  6. Decision MadeEPF/0220/20

    Proposed domestic extension and alterations to the dwelling known as "Langridge Stables"

    Langridge Stables Paynes Lane Nazeing Waltham Abbey EN9 2EY

    Received 31 Jan 2020
  7. Decision MadeEPF/0222/20

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 5 "verification report" for EPF/0572/17. (Minor material amendment ref: EPF/0246/16 revising the red line boundary of the application site, identifying areas of impermeable paving to driveway/hardstanding & restriction on landscaping to plot 2).

    Crown Lodge Crown Hill Waltham Abbey EN9 3TF

    Received 31 Jan 2020
  8. Decision MadeEPF/0226/20

    Loft conversion including raising of ridge and rear dormer.

    7 Hurst Road Buckhurst Hill IG9 6AB

    Received 31 Jan 2020
  9. Decision MadeEPF/0227/20

    Proposed front door canopy; roof and rear additions.

    11 Little Plucketts Way Buckhurst Hill IG9 5QU

    Received 3 Feb 2020
  10. Decision MadeEPF/0228/20

    Proposed two storey side extension, single storey rear extension, 2 no. rooflights and front porch roof modification.

    86 Newmans Lane Loughton IG10 1TN

    Received 3 Feb 2020
  11. Decision MadeEPF/0229/20

    Proposed garage outbuilding.

    Ashlyns Barn Ashlyns Lane Ongar Essex CM5 0NB

    Received 3 Feb 2020
  12. Decision MadeEPF/0230/20

    Proposed hip to gable roof with mansard loft conversion & dormer windows. First floor side extension.

    52 Grange Crescent Chigwell IG7 5JF

    Received 3 Feb 2020
  13. Decision MadeEPF/0231/20

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed hip to gable loft conversion with a rear dormer.

    11 Cascade Close Buckhurst Hill IG9 6DY

    Received 3 Feb 2020
  14. Decision MadeEPF/0313/20

    TPO/EPF/09/11 T14: Oak - Reduce back to previous points, as specified.

    25 Ely Place Chigwell IG8 8AG

    Received 11 Feb 2020
  15. Decision MadeEPF/0316/20

    Conversion of existing barn style buildings, formerly associated with Nupers Fishery, to four residential dwellings with associated garages.

    The Courtyard Nupers Hatch Stapleford Abbotts Romford RM4 1JR

    Received 11 Feb 2020
  16. Decision MadeEPF/0317/20

    Certificate of lawful development for a proposed loft conversion with rear dormer.

    Rose Cottage Pynest Green Lane Waltham Abbey EN9 3QN

    Received 11 Feb 2020
  17. Decision MadeEPF/0398/20

    Application for a prior approval for a larger home extension measuring 4.00 metres deep, height to eaves of 3.00 metres & a maximum height of 4.00 metres.

    1 School House Gardens Loughton IG10 3PD

    Received 20 Feb 2020
  18. Decision MadeEPF/0400/20

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate to establish whether the application site (as defined in red on the Site Location Plan ref: 13410-0 010- 1) now forms part of the same planning unit as the caravan park and has been used solely for such purposes in association with this use for at least 10 years taking into account the provisions of Section 171B(1) of the 1990 Act

    Breach Barns Park Breach Barns Lane Galley Hill Waltham Abbey EN9 2AD

    Received 20 Feb 2020
  19. Decision MadeEPF/0401/20

    Proposed barn conversion to form x2 no. new dwellings (ref: Renewal of application EPF/0668/17 ).

    The Longhouse Ongar Road Fyfield Ongar CM5 0RB

    Received 20 Feb 2020
  20. Decision MadeEPF/0402/20

    Proposed hip to gable roof with a mansard loft conversion & dormer windows & first floor side extension.

    52 Grange Crescent Chigwell IG7 5JF

    Received 20 Feb 2020
  21. Decision MadeEPF/0403/20

    Proposed front extension comprising a new double garage with room over

    Crossgates Cross Keys Mews High Road Thornwood Epping CM16 6LZ

    Received 20 Feb 2020
  22. Decision MadeEPF/0404/20

    Proposed conversion of a garage into a habitable space.

    43 Forest Drive Theydon Bois Epping CM16 7HB

    Received 20 Feb 2020
  23. Decision MadeEPF/0405/20

    First floor side extension over existing double garage.

    21 The Campus Loughton IG10 3FB

    Received 20 Feb 2020
  24. Decision MadeEPF/1876/20

    Certificate of lawful development for a proposed front porch and single storey rear extension. (Revised application to EPF/1367/20)

    96 Newmans Lane Loughton IG10 1TN

    Received 26 Aug 2020

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