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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

22,151Searchable applications

387Recorded as pending

77%Approval rate · 17,051 approved or refused records

3,950Refused applications

13,101 approved · 3,950 refused · 819 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Jul 1999 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0452/19
Grade II Listed Building Consent for change of use of Gainsborough House from offices to residential to create 10 no. flats and revised parking layout.
Land at Gainsborough House and Priors Court Sheering Lower Road Sheering Essex CM21 9FL
Received 18 Feb 2019
Decision MadeEPF/0453/19
Demolition of existing porch and rear conservatory. Erection of front extension with gable roof, two storey rear extension involving a juliet balcony and side dormers to provide additional living accommodation.
Magnolia House 54 Sheering Lower Road Sheering Essex CM21 9LG
Received 19 Feb 2019
Decision MadeEPF/0454/19
Provide additional accommodation with a compact extension for new domestic health and fitness facilities together with a new ancillary guest house.
Pepper Alley Mott Street Waltham Abbey Essex IG10 4AP
Received 19 Feb 2019
Decision MadeEPF/0455/19
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3 "control the distribution of brick dust arising from construction" for EPF/2057/17. (First floor extension over an existing single storey extension).
95 High Road North Weald Epping Essex CM16 6HS
Received 19 Feb 2019
Decision MadeEPF/0456/19
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 11 "Detailed Remediation Scheme" for EPF/1040/16. (Erection of a single 3 bedroom dwelling).
12 Sunnyside Road Epping Essex CM16 4JW
Received 19 Feb 2019
Decision MadeEPF/0457/19
Conversion of an existing open car port to provide an extended living room.
6 Coopersale Common Coopersale Epping Essex CM16 7QR
Received 19 Feb 2019
Decision MadeEPF/0458/19
Demolition of existing side and rear extensions and erection of single storey side and rear extensions involving a first floor rear extension to provide additional living accommodation.
The Cottage Epping Long Green Epping Upland Epping Essex CM16 6QN
Received 19 Feb 2019
Decision MadeEPF/0460/19
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 9 "flood risk assessment" for EPF/2860/18. (Proposed replacement dwelling with rear balcony ref: EPF/2455/17).
92 Manor Road Chigwell Essex IG7 5PQ
Received 19 Feb 2019
Decision MadeEPF/0461/19
Variation of condition 18 `provision of electric car charging points' of EPF/3210/17 (Demolition of existing buildings and construction of 29 retirement apartments in a single building of 3, 4 and 5 storeys in height, alongside associated access, amenity space, landscaping and parking)
256 High Road Loughton Essex IG10 1RB
Received 19 Feb 2019
Decision MadeEPF/0462/19
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed loft dormer forming a loft conversion for a master suite.
Forestside Baldwins Hill Loughton Essex IG10 1SD
Received 19 Feb 2019
Decision MadeEPF/0464/19
Demolition of existing double garage and garden store and erection of a single storey outbuilding to facilitate an ancillary gym/dance studio to the dwellinghouse.
Paris Hall Copped Hall Estate High Road Epping Essex CM16 5HT
Received 20 Feb 2019
Decision MadeEPF/0465/19
Proposed roof extension, loft conversion with a rear dormer with rooflight windows to the front of the roof slope.
158 Colson Road Loughton Essex IG10 3RA
Received 20 Feb 2019
Decision MadeEPF/0466/19
Proposed new three bedroom house adjacent to existing dwelling.
36 Princesfield Road Waltham Abbey Essex EN9 3PH
Received 20 Feb 2019
Decision MadeEPF/0468/19
The erection of a new 7 bedroom dwelling and demolition of existing house and outbuildings (revised application to EPF/2203/18).
Ringinglow High Road Epping Essex CM16 4DQ
Received 20 Feb 2019
Decision MadeEPF/0469/19
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 1 `hard and soft landscaping' of EPF/2902/18 (To retain the metal gates and fences, together with the facing brick walls).
9 Tomswood Road Chigwell Essex IG7 5QP
Received 20 Feb 2019
Decision MadeEPF/0470/19
Application for variation of condition 2 `plan numbers' of EPF/2881/16 (Demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment to provide 8 new dwellings with associated access and parking).
Beechview Drive 1-8 Formerly Pine Tree Nursery Avey Lane Waltham Abbey EN9 3UB
Received 20 Feb 2019
Decision MadeEPF/0471/19
Replace existing hardstanding with block paving, together with new boundary wall, gates and vehicular crossover.
39 Mowbrey Gardens Loughton Essex IG10 2EU
Received 20 Feb 2019
Decision MadeEPF/0472/19
Single storey side extension, single storey rear extension and conversion of garage to habitable room.
26 Oak Lodge Avenue Chigwell Essex IG7 5HZ
Received 20 Feb 2019
Decision MadeEPF/0473/19
TPO/EPF/01/10 (Ref: T3) T8 Oak - Selective reduction to overhanging branches, on the southern side of the tree, as specified.
Beechwood Theydon Road Theydon Bois Epping Essex CM16 4EE
Received 20 Feb 2019
Decision MadeEPF/0474/19
Certificate of lawfulness for a loft conversion with rear dormer.
42 Rookwood Avenue Loughton Essex IG10 2DG
Received 20 Feb 2019
Decision MadeEPF/0475/19
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 14 'contaminated land remediation' of EPF/2484/16 (Demolition of existing buildings, erection of four detached houses with integral garages, provision of passing bays, boundary treatment and hard and soft landscaping.)
Spencers Farm Oak Hill Road Stapleford Abbotts Essex RM4 1JH
Received 20 Feb 2019
Decision MadeEPF/0476/19
Single storey side/rear extension.
12 Forest Grove North Weald Bassett Epping Essex CM16 6NS
Received 20 Feb 2019
Decision MadeEPF/0477/19
Proposed new feed store to serve existing approved stable block.
Land adjacent to Tilegate Farm Tilegate Road Magdalen Laver Ongar Essex CM5 9HX
Received 20 Feb 2019
Decision MadeEPF/0478/19
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 12 'Phase 1 Land Contamination investigation'. (Change of use of agricultural buildings to wedding venue facilities).
Lodge Farm Nazeing Common Nazeing Essex EN9 2DE
Received 18 Feb 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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