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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
21,652Searchable applications
387Recorded as pending
77%Approval rate · 16,640 approved or refused records
3,899Refused applications

12,741 approved · 3,899 refused · 796 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Jul 1999 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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  1. Decision MadeEPF/0387/19

    Proposed rear extension (single and two storey). Extend front to align the garage and extend over. Add pitched roof with dormers to front and rear.

    26 Hill Road Theydon Bois Epping Essex CM16 7LX

    Received 13 Feb 2019
  2. Decision MadeEPF/0388/19

    Proposed garden pavillion.

    39-40 Fairmead Piercing Hill Theydon Bois Epping Essex CM16 7JW

    Received 13 Feb 2019
  3. Decision MadeEPF/0389/19

    Application for a Non-Material Amendment to EPF/2333/18 (Single storey side extension) for removal of windows to the rear and provision of x 3 no. rooflights.

    5 Flagstaff Close Waltham Abbey Essex EN9 1JB

    Received 13 Feb 2019
  4. Decision MadeEPF/0390/19

    Proposed single storey rear extension.

    24 St Albans Road Coopersale Epping Essex CM16 7RD

    Received 13 Feb 2019
  5. Decision MadeEPF/0391/19

    TPO/EPF/03/87: T2 Swamp Cypress - crown reduce, as specified.

    35 York Hill Loughton Essex IG10 1HU

    Received 13 Feb 2019
  6. Decision MadeEPF/0393/19

    Proposed x 3 no. additional canopies to provide more cover plus a car dryer with approved noise level.

    1-3 Coopers Hill Ongar Essex CM5 9EE

    Received 13 Feb 2019
  7. Decision MadeEPF/0394/19

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed loft conversion with a hip to gable extension, rear facing dormer and front roof windows.

    18 Elizabeth Drive Theydon Bois Epping Essex CM16 7HJ

    Received 13 Feb 2019
  8. Decision MadeEPF/0395/19

    Change of use and conversion of horticultural packing shed currently in residential use to form a single residential dwelling with proposed internal and external alterations to the appearance of the building.(Ref: EPF/1276/14).

    Game Farm Cottages Old House Lane Roydon Essex CM19 5DN

    Received 13 Feb 2019
  9. Decision MadeEPF/0396/19

    Application for Variation of Condition 1 (plan nos.) of application EPF/3034/16. (Demolition of all existing buildings and apparatus. Re-development of the site compromising the construction of x 30 no. new dwellings together with associated car parking, garden space, access improvements onto Fingrith Hall Lane, soft landscaping and associated development) to allow changes to windows, extend ground floor on plots 19-21 with balcony over and alter porch designs.

    Norton Heath Riding Centre Now Little Ridings Lane relates To 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 19, 20 + 21 Only Fingrith Hall Lane High Ongar Ongar Essex CM4 0JP

    Received 13 Feb 2019
  10. Decision MadeEPF/0397/19

    Proposed two storey side/rear extension.

    35 Walter Mead Close Ongar Essex CM5 0BW

    Received 13 Feb 2019
  11. Decision MadeEPF/0398/19

    Variation to EPF/3300/17 for a replacement dwelling and annexe.

    Laurels Kents Lane Magdalen Laver Ongar Essex CM16 6AX

    Received 13 Feb 2019
  12. Decision MadeEPF/0399/19

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed loft conversion.

    84 Avondale Drive Loughton Essex IG10 3DQ

    Received 13 Feb 2019
  13. Decision MadeEPF/0400/19

    Conversion of existing garages to additional living accommodation involving the replacement of the garage doors with bay windows; internal reconfiguration and other minor alterations.

    2 Merlin Close Waltham Abbey Essex EN9 3NG

    Received 13 Feb 2019
  14. Decision MadeEPF/0401/19

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 5 :-"Phase 2 site investigation" for EPF/0110/18. (Proposed redevelopment to create 1 no. 3 bed house).

    Robroy Mill Lane High Ongar Ongar Essex CM5 9RQ

    Received 13 Feb 2019
  15. Decision MadeEPF/0402/19

    Confirmation of Discharge of Conditions for EPF/2140/05. (Conversion of existing 8 no. 1 bed flats, 16 bedsits, 1 Wardens flat and communal bathrooms to 23 no. self-contained 1 bed flats, elevational changes, extensions and erection of new bin storey and new boundary wall with railings & landscaping).

    Wickfields Limes Avenue Chigwell Essex IG7 5NG

    Received 14 Feb 2019
  16. Decision MadeEPF/0403/19

    Proposed two storey side extension, first floor rear extension and a garage conversion.

    Centuries The Street Sheering Essex CM22 7LN

    Received 14 Feb 2019
  17. Decision MadeEPF/0404/19

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 10 of EPF/0112/18 'Verification report that demonstrates the effectiveness of the remediation' (Demolition of existing building and erection of a replacement dwelling).

    Millers Croft Millers Farm Epping Road Roydon Harlow CM19 5DD

    Received 11 Feb 2019
  18. Decision MadeEPF/0405/19

    Grade II Listed Building Consent for replacement of 2 existing bay windows to extension and the increase in the internal floor area to first floor bedroom.

    Ravens Back Lane Nazeing Essex EN9 2RS

    Received 14 Feb 2019
  19. Decision MadeEPF/0406/19

    The demolition of the existing dwelling house and proposed erection of a three-storey (and basement level) 9 dwelling block on the site.

    18 High Elms Chigwell Essex IG7 6NF

    Received 14 Feb 2019
  20. Decision MadeEPF/0407/19

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed siting of a caravan.

    Ravens Back Lane Nazeing Essex EN9 2RS

    Received 14 Feb 2019
  21. Decision MadeEPF/0408/19

    Proposed single storey rear and side extension.

    10 Queens Road Loughton Essex IG10 1RS

    Received 14 Feb 2019
  22. Decision MadeEPF/0409/19

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed single storey rear extension.

    30 Wroths Path Loughton IG10 1SH

    Received 14 Feb 2019
  23. Decision MadeEPF/0410/19

    Proposed side and rear extensions.

    Marrables 38 Hoe Lane Lambourne Essex RM4 1AU

    Received 14 Feb 2019
  24. Decision MadeEPF/0411/19

    Proposed formation of 3 dormers to the rear elevation and front elevations, raising the ridge and changing the hip ends of the roof to gable ends.

    Norwood Bury Road Waltham Abbey Essex E4 7QL

    Received 14 Feb 2019

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