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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 dates

19,164Searchable applications

387Recorded as pending

75%Approval rate · 14,581 approved or refused records

3,600Refused applications

10,981 approved · 3,600 refused · 681 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026

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Conservation areas25 mapped area records

Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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More application records

Decision MadeEPF/1537/19
Outline Planning Permission for the redevelopment of the site to provide x10 no. dwellings with gardens & car parking.
Carisbrook Farm Kiln Road North Weald Bassett Epping Essex CM16 6AD
Received 17 Jun 2019
Decision MadeEPF/1538/19
TPO/EPF/20/95 (Ref: T1) T1 Oak - Reduce lateral branches on western side of the tree as specified, to give up to 2m clearance from building.
Beaumont Villa 4 Beaumont Park Drive Roydon Essex CM19 5HB
Received 17 Jun 2019
Decision MadeEPF/1539/19
Proposed two storey side extension, single storey rear extension. (Revised application to EPF/2914/18).
17 Amesbury Waltham Abbey Essex EN9 3LH
Received 17 Jun 2019
Decision MadeEPF/1540/19
Alteration to previously approved scheme; erection of block of four no. four bed town houses.
Debden Hall Land associated with the former Debden Hall Estate Englands Lane Loughton Essex
Received 17 Jun 2019
Decision MadeEPF/1541/19
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed hip to gable loft conversion, rear dormer including a Juliet balcony and front rooflights.
20 Orchard Gardens Waltham Abbey Essex EN9 1RU
Received 17 Jun 2019
Decision MadeEPF/1542/19
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 9 "programme of archeological work" for EPF/1904/16. (Phased development to provide higher education facilities (Use Class D1) and permission for permanent retention and external upgrade to existing studio buildings, together with associated landscaping and highways works).
Land to the rear of Hatfield House E15 Acting School Rectory Lane Loughton Essex
Received 17 Jun 2019
Decision MadeEPF/1543/19
Proposed erection of a front porch.
18 Abbotts Drive Waltham Abbey Essex EN9 3HH
Received 17 Jun 2019
Decision MadeEPF/1544/19
Change of use of existing outbuilding from storage to use as a granny annexe.
210 Upshire Road Waltham Abbey Essex EN9 3PX
Received 17 Jun 2019
Decision MadeEPF/1545/19
Proposed front extension and conversion of a single garage into a habitable room.
4A Beamish Close North Weald Epping Essex CM16 6JN
Received 18 Jun 2019
Decision MadeEPF/1546/19
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 6 "surface water disposal" for EPF/0067/19. (Ground floor playroom & bay extensions with first second floor rear extensions).
48 Stradbroke Grove Buckhurst Hill Essex IG9 5PF
Received 18 Jun 2019
Decision MadeEPF/1547/19
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 5 "Phase 2 site investigation" & 6 "detailed remediation scheme" for EPF/3004/17. (Replacement of an existing garage with a single storey dwelling with single car parking space).
The Old Garage Epping Road Epping Green Epping Essex CM16 6PU
Received 18 Jun 2019
Decision MadeEPF/1548/19
Proposed dormer to the rear roof slope and installation of x 1 no. rooflight to the front slope and x 1 no. rooflight to the rear slope to create a loft conversion, with erection of a single storey rear extension.
8 The Gables Ongar Essex CM5 0GA
Received 18 Jun 2019
Decision MadeEPF/1549/19
Erection of a first floor extension and loft floor rear dormer extension to provide additional living space.
29 Hycliffe Gardens Chigwell Essex IG7 5HJ
Received 18 Jun 2019
Decision MadeEPF/1633/19
Single storey side extension.
60 Loughton Way Buckhurst Hill Essex IG9 6AH
Received 28 Jun 2019
Decision MadeEPF/1634/19
Application for Prior Approval for change of use of office (Class B1a) to residential (Class C3) to provide 49 self-contained 1 bed units.
Conquest House Church Street Waltham Abbey Essex EN9 1DX
Received 28 Jun 2019
Decision MadeEPF/1635/19
Proposed erection of a detached x 2 no. bedroom cottage.
Junction of Potters Close & York Hill Loughton Essex IG10 1JA
Received 28 Jun 2019
Decision MadeEPF/1637/19
Proposed demolition of an existing outbuilding and side extension with erection of a new garage. Rear flat roof dormer to the existing roof pitch.
Picks Farm Sewardstone Road Waltham Abbey Essex E4 7RA
Received 28 Jun 2019
Decision MadeEPF/1719/19
Pitched roof on existing front extension.
5 Greenfields Close Loughton Essex IG10 3HG
Received 11 Jul 2019
Decision MadeEPF/1720/19
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 'Schedule of repairs' and condition 4 'Detailed drawings' on Listed Building consent LB/EPF/0710/04 (Grade II Listed Building application for change of use of former cornmill, external board finish above ground floor and internal alterations for use as a dwelling. (Revised application)).
Littlebury Mill Farm Romford Road Stanford Rivers Ongar Essex CM5 9PE
Received 10 Jul 2019
Decision MadeEPF/1722/19
Proposed single storey rear extension (Revised application to EPF/1195/19)
34 Farm Hill Road Waltham Abbey Essex EN9 1NJ
Received 10 Jul 2019
Decision MadeEPF/1724/19
Change of use from A1 shop to Sui Generis nail bar.
23 Highbridge Street Waltham Abbey Essex EN9 1BZ
Received 11 Jul 2019
Decision MadeEPF/1550/19
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 8 "Phase 1 Land Contamination investigation" for EPF/1780/16. (Proposed new infill detached 4 bedroom house with a detached carport).
Land to south side of Steers Farm School Road Toot Hill Ongar Essex CM5 9SD
Received 18 Jun 2019
Decision MadeEPF/1551/19
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 4 & 10 for EPF/0937/18. Condition 4 "documentary & photographic details of types & colours of external finishes", 10 "flood risk assessment, management & maintenance plan" (Erection of x 52 no. 'Retirement Living' (Category II Sheltered Housing) apartments for the elderly with associated communal facilities, car parking & landscaping).
Tesco Stores Limited Sewardstone Road Waltham Abbey Essex EN9 1NP
Received 18 Jun 2019
Decision MadeEPF/1553/19
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 10 "dusk and dawn surveys for bats" for EPF/2271/16. (Demolition of existing commercial buildings and erection of x 6 no. four bedroom detached dwellings).
Burleigh House Hoe Lane Nazeing Essex EN9 2RJ
Received 18 Jun 2019

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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.

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