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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 dates23,255Searchable applications
387Recorded as pending
77%Approval rate · 17,959 approved or refused records
4,081Refused applications
13,878 approved · 4,081 refused · 873 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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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More application records
- Decision MadeEPF/1745/21
Part two storey part single storey rear extension and dormer window to the rear including garage conversion into a habitable room.
Timbers 40 Tomswood Road Chigwell IG7 5QS
Received 22 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/1746/21
Single storey rear extension.
99 River Way Loughton IG10 3LN
Received 22 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/1747/21
Single storey side and rear extension to create granny annexe. (Revised application to EPF/1130/21).
4 Chester Close Loughton IG10 2LP
Received 22 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/1749/21
TPO/EPF/24/01 T1: Sycamore - Crown reduce height by up to 1.5m & lateral spread by up to 2m, as specified.
7 Buttercross Lane Epping CM16 5AA
Received 23 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/1751/21
New garage/gym/office.
55 Weald Hall Lane North Weald Bassett Epping CM16 6NB
Received 23 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/1752/21
Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a Larger Home Extension measuring 4.00 metres, height to eaves of 2.5 metres & a maximum height of 2.8 metres.
9 Woodberry Down Epping CM16 6RJ
Received 23 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/1754/21
Single storey rear extension.
41 Limes Avenue Chigwell IG7 5NX
Received 23 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/1755/21
Proposed side extension. (Amended application to EPF/0970/21).
22 Kendal Avenue Epping CM16 4PW
Received 23 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/1756/21
Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a Larger Home Extension measuring 4.30 metres, height to eaves of 3.00 metres & a maximum height of 3.00 metres.
36 Pecks Hill Nazeing Waltham Abbey EN9 2NY
Received 24 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/1761/21
Application for Approval of Details reserved by condition 2"assessment of the risks posed by any contamination" for EPF/2905/19. (Redevelopment of the site to provide 139 residential units in 3 buildings ranging from 3 to 5 storeys, car parking spaces, communal landscaped amenity areas, secure cycle parking and other associated development).
Epping Forest College Borders Lane Loughton IG10 3SA
Received 24 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/1762/21
Erection of ground floor rear and part side extension.
1 Bower Terrace Bower Hill Epping CM16 7AP
Received 24 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/1763/21
Application for Approval of Details reserved by condition 2"assessment of the risks posed by any contamination" for EPF/0379/20. (Redevelopment of the site to provide 285 residential dwellings (Use Class C3) in a series of blocks ranging from 2 to 5 storeys in height, a new Wellness Centre (Use Class D1), creation of a new public park, car parking, communal landscaped amenity areas, secure cycle parking and other associated development).
Former Playing Field Epping Forest College Borders Lane Loughton IG10 3SA
Received 24 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/1764/21
Single storey rear extension, loft conversion with a rear dormer.
32 Centre Avenue Epping CM16 4JU
Received 24 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/1765/21
Proposed conversion of the existing workshop into an ancillary one bedroom residential annexe for an elderly relative.
Oregon Dunmow Road Abbess Beauchamp And Berners Roding Ongar CM5 0JT
Received 24 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/1766/21
Two storey side extension with rear ground floor and first floor extension.
23 Coopers Close Chigwell IG7 6EX
Received 24 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/1767/21
Application for a Non - Material amendment to EPF/0019/19 for extensions - (Minor internal amendments to approved layout and associated minor changes to window/ door positions. Approved conservatory installation omitted from proposed works).
Old School House Nazeing Common Nazeing Waltham Abbey EN9 2SD
Received 24 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/1768/21
Application for Prior Approval of a proposed enlargement of a dwellinghouse by construction of additional storeys.
The Rosary Tysea Hill Stapleford Abbotts Romford RM4 1JS
Received 25 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/1769/21
Application for a Lawful Development certificate for a proposed ground floor rear extension & conversion of existing integral garage to a habitable room.
1 The Cedars Buckhurst Hill IG9 5TS
Received 25 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/1770/21
Convert existing garage into a habitable room, incorporating the construction of a single storey side rear extension.
25 The Uplands Loughton IG10 1NQ
Received 25 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/1772/21
Proposed rear facade alterations, rooflight insertion, patio, floor plan redesign with all associated works.
86 Chestnut Avenue Buckhurst Hill IG9 6EP
Received 25 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/1775/21
Change of use of garage to habitable room with front extension.
50 Chigwell Rise Chigwell IG7 6AG
Received 25 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/1776/21
Proposed single storey rear extension.
Sorrell House Coppice Row Theydon Bois Epping CM16 7DL
Received 25 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/1777/21
Application for a Lawful Development certificate for a proposed hip to gable loft extension with x2 no. side dormers & proposed porch.
15 Knighton Lane Buckhurst Hill IG9 5HH
Received 25 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/1778/21
Proposed single storey side/rear extension.
15 Knighton Lane Buckhurst Hill IG9 5HH
Received 25 Jun 2021
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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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