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Epping Forest District Council
Planning applications.
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 dates18,838Searchable applications
387Recorded as pending
75%Approval rate · 14,320 approved or refused records
3,570Refused applications
10,750 approved · 3,570 refused · 662 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Jul 1999 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and buildingLocal plan Planning and buildingPre-application advice Planning and buildingArticle 4 directions Planning and building
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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Decision MadeEPF/3040/18
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an existing use of cottage (C3 Dwellinghouse) in excess of four years.
The Manor House Manor Barn Annexe Gravel Lane Chigwell Essex IG7 6DQ
Received 13 Nov 2018 - Decision MadeEPF/3041/18
Single storey front and side extension.
74 Greenfields Loughton Essex IG10 3HF
Received 13 Nov 2018 - Decision MadeEPF/3042/18
Change of use from storage/workshop B1/B8 Use Class to gym D2 Use Class.
The Manor House Manor Barn Annexe Gravel Lane Chigwell Essex IG7 6DQ
Received 13 Nov 2018 - Decision MadeEPF/3043/18
Ground floor front and rear extension and first floor side extension and loft conversion with 2 rear dormers.
6 St Marys Way Chigwell Essex IG7 5BX
Received 13 Nov 2018 - Decision MadeEPF/3044/18
Conversion of garage into living accommodation, first floor rear extension and external alterations to the front, side and rear of dwellinghouse
Bell Cottage Church Road Moreton Ongar Essex CM5 0JD
Received 13 Nov 2018 - Decision MadeEPF/3045/18
Proposed new signage.
Crown Hotel Old Nazeing Road Nazeing Essex EN10 6QT
Received 13 Nov 2018 - Decision MadeEPF/3046/18/NEW
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 18 for EPF/0526/17. Condition 18 `Phase 2 Contaminated Land investiigation` (Previous approval EPF/0526/17 & EPF/1125/18). (Use as a woodland cemetery with the erection of a meeting hall and associated buildings).
Netherhouse Farm Sewardstone Road Waltham Abbey E4 7RJ
Received 12 Nov 2018 - Decision MadeEPF/3047/18
Three storey rear extension to provide additional living space.
Ruckholt 126 High Road Chigwell Essex IG7 5BQ
Received 14 Nov 2018 - Decision MadeEPF/3049/18
Retrospective planning application for retention of part first floor extension and two storey rear extensions to comprise a new Health Centre, Chemist Shop, Dentist and Doctors Surgery including new shopfront.
100 High Street Roydon Essex CM19 5EE
Received 14 Nov 2018 - Decision MadeEPF/3050/18
Chipping Ongar Conservation Area. T1 & T2: 2 x Robinia - Fell.
114 High Street Ongar CM5 9EB
Received 14 Nov 2018 - Decision MadeEPF/3051/18
Proposed single storey rear extension.
Pleasant Views 69 Fyfield Road Ongar Essex CM5 0AL
Received 15 Nov 2018 - Decision MadeEPF/3052/18
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3 for EPF/1643/14 "flood risk assessment and management and maintenance plan". (Open fronted timber cart lodge/barn for storage of machinery & equipment used to maintain the land).
Land West of Four Winds Epping Road Toot Hill Ongar Essex CM5 9LR
Received 15 Nov 2018 - Decision MadeEPF/3053/18
Proposed replacement of porch roof with a balcony.
20 Grovewood Place Chigwell Essex IG8 8PX
Received 15 Nov 2018 - Decision MadeEPF/3054/18
Extension to Unit 2 to form a new self-contained unit for Class E (Offices), B2 and/or B8 uses including refurbishment of existing roof.
Formerly Popplewells Coach Works Ltd High Road Thornwood Epping Essex CM16 6LP
Received 15 Nov 2018 - Decision MadeEPF/3055/18
Application for approval of details reserved by condition - conditions 6 and 7 of EPF/0283/18 'wheelwashing' and 'construction method statement' (Erection of 3 modular pods to provide homeless accommodation for 6 persons (2 per pod) and 1 storage pod, together with associated modification of existing hard standings, parking spaces and landscaping).
Norway House Epping Road North Weald Epping Essex CM16 6BJ
Received 15 Nov 2018 - Decision MadeEPF/3056/18
Replacement of existing chalet style dwelling with a terrace of x 3 dwellings with associated parking and vehicular crossover.
White Lodge 61 Westbury Lane Buckhurst Hill Essex IG9 5PH
Received 15 Nov 2018 - Decision MadeEPF/3057/18
Erection of two and a half storey building in rear section of yards at the rear of nos. 175 and 173 Manor Road - comprising two car parking spaces at ground level, two first floor flats each with a bedroom in the second floor loft level.
Rear of 173 and 175 Manor Road Chigwell Essex IG7 5QB
Received 15 Nov 2018 - Decision MadeEPF/3058/18
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed hip to gable, rear dormer with Juliet balcony and front skylights.
63 Paternoster Hill Waltham Abbey Essex EN9 3JY
Received 15 Nov 2018 - Decision MadeEPF/3059/18
Outline application for demolition of all existing structures and complete site clearance followed by residential redevelopment with 25 dwellings; closure of existing access and creation of a new access point.
J & W Fencing Ltd Pecks Hill Nazeing Essex EN9 2NY
Received 15 Nov 2018 - Decision MadeEPF/3060/18
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 2-"documentary and photographic details of the types and colours of the external finishes" for EPF/1527/18. (Replacement of existing ancillary range building for use as annexe/storage).
Gibbons Bush Farm Epping Road Epping Green Epping Essex CM16 6QW
Received 15 Nov 2018 - Decision MadeEPF/3061/18
Nazeing and South Roydon Conservation Area. T1: Cockspur Thorn, TG1: Cypress within 10m of the house, TG2: Ginkgo, Fig, Juniper - Fell.
Tudor Lodge Common Road Waltham Abbey EN9 2DF
Received 15 Nov 2018 - Decision MadeEPF/3062/18
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed detached playroom.
2 Gladstone Road Buckhurst Hill Essex IG9 5SW
Received 16 Nov 2018 - Decision MadeEPF/3064/18
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3 for EPF/3460/17. Condition 3:-"Details of the types and colours of the external finishes". (Demolition of agricultural buildings, construction of x 2 no. detached houses, extension to dairy cottage garden, provision of boundary treatment, hard and soft landscaping).
Colemans Farm Toot Hill Road Ongar Essex CM5 9QN
Received 16 Nov 2018 - Decision MadeEPF/3065/18
Application for variation of condition 2 of EPF/3460/17 - `Plan numbers'. (Demolition of agricultural buildings, construction of two detached houses, extension to dairy cottage garden, provision of boundary treatment and hard and soft landscaping).
Colemans Farm Toot Hill Road Ongar Essex CM5 9QN
Received 16 Nov 2018
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Epping Forest District Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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