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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 dates25,736Searchable applications
425Recorded as pending
78%Approval rate · 19,964 approved or refused records
4,408Refused applications
15,556 approved · 4,408 refused · 974 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Jul 1999 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2071/21
Notification for Prior Approval for a proposed change of use of an Agricultural Building into flexible commercial Class (Use Class E).
Hunters Hall Farm Chambers Manor Farm Lane Epping Upland Epping CM16 6PL
Received 27 Jul 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/2072/21
Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a proposed enlargement of a dwellinghouse by construction of additional storeys.
Millside Toot Hill Road Ongar CM5 9LJ
Received 27 Jul 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/1894/21
Demolition of 2 x semi-detached dwellings and an erection of 7 flats to accommodate 1, 2 and 3 bedrooms along with parking, amenity and landscaping.
98-100 Hainault Road Chigwell IG7 5DJ
Received 9 Jul 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/1895/21
Application for a Lawful Development certificate for a proposed loft conversion.
52 Lower Park Road Loughton IG10 4NA
Received 9 Jul 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/1896/21
Application for a Lawful Development certificate for a proposed loft conversion with hip to gable, rear dormer and roof lights.
50 Bushfields Loughton IG10 3JP
Received 9 Jul 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/1897/21
Siting of additional 1 mobile & 1 tourer, and associated fencing.
Woodside Place Woodside Thornwood Epping CM16 6LG
Received 9 Jul 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/1899/21
Partial garage conversion and proposed porch enclosure.
1 Aragon Close Loughton IG10 3NP
Received 12 Jul 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/1900/21/NEW
Change of use of two-grain store ( Grain store 1& Grain store 2 to commercial building.
Hunters Hall Farm Chambers Manor Farm Lane Epping Upland Epping CM16 6PL
Received 12 Jul 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/1902/21
Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a Larger Home Extension measuring 4.50 metres, height to eaves of 3.00 metres & a maximum height of 3.00 metres.
86 Lushes Road Loughton IG10 3QB
Received 12 Jul 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/1904/21
Application for Approval of Details reserved by condition 4"details of proposed new windows, doors, lintels and cills, by section and elevation" for EPF/0480/21. (Conversion of outbuilding into ancillary accommodation).
8 Great Stony Park High Street Ongar CM5 0TH
Received 12 Jul 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/1906/21
Application for a Lawful Development certificate for a proposed use of the dwelling's private swimming pool (and associated facilities) for purposes incidental to the enjoyment of the swimming pool. These being; one to one commercial swimming lessons limited to no more than two hours per day Monday to Saturday with no activity on Sunday and Bank Holidays with no more than four students per day, to be run by a resident of the dwelling known as "Garra" with no more than one non-resident employee.
Garra 292 Nine Ashes Road High Ongar Ongar CM4 0LA
Received 12 Jul 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/1907/21/NEW
Demolition of part farm building and re modernizes it and the demolition of the pole barn and Essex barn to rebuild a new one.
Hunters Hall Farm Chambers Manor Farm Lane Epping Upland Epping CM16 6PL
Received 12 Jul 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/1908/21
Application for a Certificate of Lawful development for a proposed outbuilding to include double garage, garden room & a gym.
School Cottage Church Lane Matching Tye Harlow CM17 0QU
Received 12 Jul 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/1909/21
TPO/EPF/11/11 (Ref: T21) T2: Oak - Crown reduce to previous points, as specified. Repeat permission for this specification to be carried out on a triennial cycle.
12 St Marys Way Chigwell IG7 5BX
Received 12 Jul 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/1910/21
Application for Approval of Details reserved by conditions 4"noise mitigation programme" & 5"rating level of noise" for EPF/0293/21. (Installation of Jet Wash and 3 sided enclosure, along with the demolition of prefabricated garage and associated drainage and services).
Midway Garage (Shell) 91 London Road Lambourne Romford RM4 1XL
Received 12 Jul 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/1911/21
Great Stony School Conservation Area T1: Conifer - Fell.
16 Great Stony Park High Street Ongar CM5 0TH
Received 12 Jul 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/1914/21
Application for Approval of Details reserved by conditions 3"documentary and photographic details of the types and colours of the external finishes", 4" details of surface water disposal", 6"wheel washing", 7"scheme to enhance the ecological value", 8"full details of both hard and soft landscape works", 10"details & location of the parking spaces", 11"assessment of flood risk", 12"discoloured or odorous soils", 15"Residential Travel Information Pack" & 18"strategy to facilitate super-fast broadband" for EPF/3381/18. (Demolition of bungalow and erection of two, two storey linked blocks to provide 4x1 bedroomed flats and 2 x 2 bedroomed flats with associated car parking, bin and bike stores, amenity and landscaping).
69 Farm Hill Road Waltham Abbey EN9 1NG
Received 13 Jul 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/1916/21
Application for a Lawful Development certificate for existing use of open land for car sales.
Cars Sales Jacks Yard The Street Sheering Harlow CM22 7LY
Received 13 Jul 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/1917/21
Installation of assorted steelwork to support 6no antenna apertures & 3no 600mm dishes; installation of 8no cabinets; ancillary development thereto.
Epping Forrest College Block B, Borders Lane Loughton IG10 3SA
Received 13 Jul 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/1921/21
Application for a Lawful Development certificate for a proposed hip to gable and rear dormer loft conversion.
22 Pike Way North Weald Bassett Epping CM16 6BL
Received 13 Jul 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/1922/21
Application for Approval of Details reserved by conditions 3"documentary and photographic details of the types and colours of the external finishes", 6"assessment of the risks posed by any contamination" & 9"scheme to enhance the ecological value of the site" for EPF/1709/19. (Demolition of Garden Centre and Buildings and the erection of 2no semi-detached houses (resubmission of EPF/2538/18).
Garden Centre Crown Hill Waltham Abbey EN9 3TF
Received 13 Jul 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/1925/21
Change of use of Green Belt to garden land and erection of garden building.
1 Blenheim Mews Stapleford Road Stapleford Abbotts RM4 1EF
Received 13 Jul 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/1926/21
Application for a Non-Material amendment for EPF/0797/21. (Addition of a 1500 x 4000mm lantern style rooflight on the extension).
4 Harriescourt Waltham Abbey EN9 3NS
Received 13 Jul 2021 - Decision MadeEPF/1927/21
Application for a Non-Material amendment for EPF/2608/19.( Amending the size of the entrance door, front windows located to the right of the entrance door & an additional skylight on the side of the property).
32 Stradbroke Grove Buckhurst Hill IG9 5PF
Received 13 Jul 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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