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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 dates25,228Searchable applications
415Recorded as pending
78%Approval rate · 19,578 approved or refused records
4,350Refused applications
15,228 approved · 4,350 refused · 957 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Jul 1999 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0048/21
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 'Construction Method Statement', condition 5 'External Levels', conditon 9 'Arboricultural Method statement and Tree Protection Plan, condition 10 'External Finishes', condition 11 ' Hard and Soft Landscaping', condition 12 `Ecological enhancement scheme', condition 13 'External Lighting' and condition 17 'Wheel Washing' on planning approval EPF/0238/19 (Cease existing use of land as a breakers yard, car repairs and storage with removal of all associated buildings and replacement with 8no single storey dwellings)
Stapleford Farm Oak Hill Road Stapleford Abbotts Essex RM4 1EH
Received 7 Jan 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/0049/21
Erection of a single storey, mono pitched building to house 10no. covered bays and a golf tuition studio, with surrounding landscaping works.
West Essex Golf Club Ltd Bury Road Waltham Abbey E4 7QL
Received 7 Jan 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/0050/21
Construction and change of use from paddock to manege, and re-landscaping and change of use from existing manege to garden.
The Stables Willingale Road Norton Heath Ingatestone CM4 0LH
Received 7 Jan 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/0051/21
Creation of a single storey outbuilding.
Greylands The Street Sheering Harlow CM22 7LY
Received 7 Jan 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/0052/21
Part single/two storey rear extensions, replacement larger roof window on rear elevation, conversion of rear half of existing garage.
8 Boleyn Row Epping CM16 6FF
Received 7 Jan 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/0054/21
Conversion of 2 existing outbuildings involving a flat roof extension to link them together to form a one-bedroom annexe, an ancillary use to the main dwellinghouse
The Dower House Harlow Road High Laver Ongar CM5 0DT
Received 7 Jan 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/0055/21
Replacement of existing dwelling plus one additional infill dwelling (Revised application to EPF/2767/19)
The Ridings Manor Road Loughton IG10 4RP
Received 7 Jan 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/0056/21
Proposed single storey detached granny annexe.
Little Maples High Ongar Road Ongar CM5 9LZ
Received 8 Jan 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/0057/21
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 6' Contamination' and Condition 7 'Remediation' on planning approval EPF/0238/19 (Cease existing use of land as a breakers yard, car repairs and storage with removal of all associated buildings and replacement with 8no single storey dwellings)
Stapleford Farm Oak Hill Road Stapleford Abbotts Essex RM4 1EH
Received 8 Jan 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/0058/21
Agricultural determination for a proposed agricultural building to store hay and straw.
Land Adj. New Barns Farm Cottages Roding Lane Chigwell Essex IG7 6BJ
Received 8 Jan 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/0059/21
Two storey front extension.
39 Tempest Mead North Weald Bassett Epping CM16 6DY
Received 8 Jan 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/0060/21
Hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormers.
West Egg Riverside Avenue Nazeing Waltham Abbey EN10 6RB
Received 8 Jan 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/0061/21
Two storey rear extension. Two storey front infills. New roof over the whole dwelling. Front feature gables. Internal alterations. Raised patio to rear. (Revised application to EPF/2416/20).
72 Tycehurst Hill Loughton IG10 1DA
Received 8 Jan 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/0062/21
Remove existing roof and form new raise walls with new roof to create four bedroom property in keeping with the new development to the rear of the site. Slightly raise lower pitched roof and form new entrance. Fenestration alterations, replace roof tiles, new exterior cladding, increase drive area to front.
Theydon Mount Epping Lane Stapleford Abbotts Essex RM14 1ST
Received 8 Jan 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/0063/21
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 4 'Materials' on planning permission EPF/0327/18 (Demolition of existing annex and auxillary outbuilding and erection of replacement annexe, and erection of two storey rear extensionand front porch to existing house)
Tutein Farm Grove Lane Chigwell IG7 6JQ
Received 8 Jan 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/0064/21
Proposed front garage extension.
6 Courtland Drive Chigwell IG7 6PN
Received 8 Jan 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/0065/21
Abbess Roding Conservation Area 1 x Sycamore - Crown thin by removing selected outer lateral branches up to 3.5 meters from ground level, under 55mm in diameter, back to parent bough unions to shape crown whilst maintaining the main structural leaders. Crown reduce by 1.5m-2m.
Badgers Brook School Lane Abbess Beauchamp And Berners Roding Ongar CM5 0NY
Received 11 Jan 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/0066/21
First floor front extension with balcony, and alteration to existing rear dormer including a balcony.
147 Lambourne Road Chigwell IG7 6EJ
Received 11 Jan 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/0068/21
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3"details of surface water disposal" for EPF/0509/20.(Single storey extension to the existing D2 community building to provide additional team changing rooms, and other ancillary uses in the association with the existing Love Lane playing fields).
Ongar And District Sports Club Love Lane Ongar CM5 9BL
Received 11 Jan 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/0069/21
Application for Variation of Condition 2 `plan numbers' for EPF/2495/20. (8 No. semi-detached houses (Amended application to EPF/1029/20).
Esperanza Nursery Stapleford Road Stapleford Abbotts Romford RM4 1EJ
Received 11 Jan 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/0070/21
Change of use of an existing barn/stable building into a residential dwelling.
Carpenters Forest Lane High Ongar Ongar CM5 9RS
Received 11 Jan 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/0071/21
Repositioning of detached three bay garage approved under application EPF/2340/18.
The Dower House Harlow Road High Laver Ongar CM5 0DT
Received 11 Jan 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/0081/21
Demolition of rear, latter additions to existing house / existing ancillary buildings and the construction of a two storey rear extension and 1no. new garage.
Woodlands The Street Sheering Harlow CM22 7LY
Received 12 Jan 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/0082/21
Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a proposed new grain store.
Nether Hall Church Road Moreton Ongar CM5 0JA
Received 12 Jan 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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