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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 dates
26,785Searchable applications
427Recorded as pending
78%Approval rate · 20,921 approved or refused records
4,542Refused applications

16,379 approved · 4,542 refused · 1,032 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026
Planning 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

  1. Decision MadeEPF/0446/21

    Application for a Lawful Development certificate for a proposed ground floor rear, flat roof extension (Amended application to EPF/2213/20).

    7 Knighton Lane Buckhurst Hill IG9 5HH

    Received 18 Feb 2021
  2. Decision MadeEPF/0447/21

    Proposed additional obscure glazed side windows & front glazed atrium.

    7 Knighton Lane Buckhurst Hill IG9 5HH

    Received 18 Feb 2021
  3. Decision MadeEPF/0449/21

    Proposed first floor side extension over the existing garage.

    7 Knighton Lane Buckhurst Hill IG9 5HH

    Received 18 Feb 2021
  4. Decision MadeEPF/0450/21

    Application for Prior Approval for a Larger Home Extension measuring 3.75 metres, height to eaves of 2.78 metres & a maximum height of 2.825 metres.

    11 Old Oaks Waltham Abbey EN9 1TJ

    Received 18 Feb 2021
  5. Decision MadeEPF/0452/21

    Application for Prior Approval of a proposed enlargement of a dwellinghouse by construction of additional storeys (Submission 2 brick option).

    Knolls Hill Farm Bournebridge Lane Stapleford Abbotts Romford Stapleford Abbotts RM4 1LU

    Received 18 Feb 2021
  6. Decision MadeEPF/0361/21

    Proposed first floor extension (Revised application to EPF/2600/20)

    4 Hayden Road Waltham Abbey EN9 3YU

    Received 11 Feb 2021
  7. Decision MadeEPF/0362/21

    Retrospective application for single storey garden shed.

    24 Keats Close Chigwell IG7 5NU

    Received 11 Feb 2021
  8. Decision MadeEPF/0363/21

    Proposed loft conversion with hip to gable end roof rear dormer assemblies & roof windows to front pitch/ single storey infill rear extension.

    83 Rous Road Buckhurst Hill Essex IG9 6BU

    Received 11 Feb 2021
  9. Decision MadeEPF/0364/21

    Construction of a single storey garage building and extension of existing stables, following demolition of existing garages and other buildings on site.

    Crystal Brook Little Gregories Lane Theydon Bois Epping CM16 7JP

    Received 12 Feb 2021
  10. Decision MadeEPF/0365/21

    Installation of external mechanical plant and supporting structures.

    Lidl Cartersfield Road Waltham Abbey EN9 1JD

    Received 11 Feb 2021
  11. Decision MadeEPF/0367/21

    3-bay car port to front garden of the dwellinghouse & extension to the existing front porch.

    Watergate Watery Lane Matching Green Harlow CM17 0RQ

    Received 11 Feb 2021
  12. Decision MadeEPF/0368/21

    Application for a Lawful Development certificate for a proposed garden room.

    45 Fairfield Road Epping CM16 6ST

    Received 11 Feb 2021
  13. Decision MadeEPF/0369/21

    Demolition of existing rear extension and rebuild extended single storey rear extension.

    53 Bower Hill Epping CM16 7AN

    Received 11 Feb 2021
  14. Decision MadeEPF/0370/21

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

    20 Woolhampton Way Chigwell IG7 4QH

    Received 11 Feb 2021
  15. Decision MadeEPF/0371/21

    Erection of a replacement single storey rear extension.

    Roothings Rise Shellow Road Willingale Ongar CM5 0SS

    Received 11 Feb 2021
  16. Decision MadeEPF/0372/21

    Application for Approval of Details reserved by condition 14" Tree Protection Plan Arboricultural Method Statement and site monitoring schedule" for EPF/0561/17. (Demolition of the existing B8 store building and the erection of 3 No four bed dwellings with associated hard & soft landscaping).

    Envilles Farm (Black Barn) Abbess Road Little Laver Ongar CM5 0JH

    Received 11 Feb 2021
  17. Decision MadeEPF/0373/21

    Detached double garage, with store and office.

    Pentwyn Pigstye Green Road Willingale Ongar CM5 0QF

    Received 11 Feb 2021
  18. Decision MadeEPF/0374/21

    Application for a Lawful Development certificate for a proposed single storey rear & side extension.

    Pentwyn Pigstye Green Road Willingale Ongar CM5 0QF

    Received 11 Feb 2021
  19. Decision MadeEPF/0375/21

    Application for a Lawful Development certificate for a proposed new front boundary fence & entrance gates.

    Churchfields Greensted Road Ongar CM5 9LE

    Received 11 Feb 2021
  20. Decision MadeEPF/0376/21

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

    11 Westbury Lane Buckhurst Hill IG9 5NF

    Received 11 Feb 2021
  21. Decision MadeEPF/0377/21

    Replacement conservatory to the rear.

    33 Alfred Road Buckhurst Hill IG9 6DW

    Received 11 Feb 2021
  22. Decision MadeEPF/0378/21

    Application for a Lawful Development certificate for a proposed roof window (cabrio type) to the front roof slope.

    6 Ashley Grove Staples Road Loughton IG10 1HS

    Received 11 Feb 2021
  23. Decision MadeEPF/0379/21

    Conversion and extension of a double garage to form double garage & outbuilding.

    58 Pancroft Lambourne Romford RM4 1BX

    Received 11 Feb 2021
  24. Decision MadeEPF/0380/21

    Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a Larger Home Extension measuring 8.40 metres, height to eaves of 5.60 metres & a maximum height of 5.90 metres.

    Thrift House Gravel Lane Chigwell IG7 6DQ

    Received 12 Feb 2021

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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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