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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
28,631Searchable applications
392Recorded as pending
79%Approval rate · 22,715 approved or refused records
4,774Refused applications

17,941 approved · 4,774 refused · 1,129 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Jul 1999 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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  1. Decision MadeEPF/2691/21

    Demolition of existing single storey rear extension as well as the garage/workshop with wc, to be replaced with a single storey rear/side extension; A new section of boundary wall is to be built for the length of the demolished garage/workshop; The diamond shaped tiles on the front gable are to be replaced with black vertical timber and render infill.

    8 Institute Road Coopersale Epping CM16 7QY

    Received 7 Oct 2021
  2. Decision MadeEPF/2692/21

    Proposed 4 bedroom detached dwelling with 2x car parking space & private amenity.

    Land Rear Of 40 Mount Pleasant Road Chigwell IG7 5ER

    Received 8 Oct 2021
  3. Decision MadeEPF/2693/21

    Loft conversion with a front dormer.

    5 Nafferton Rise Loughton IG10 1UB

    Received 8 Oct 2021
  4. Decision MadeEPF/2694/21

    Application for Approval of Details reserved by condition 8"scheme of landscaping & a statement of methods of implementation" for EPF/0979/03. (Erection of permanent dwelling to be used in connection with agricultural use).

    Norton Field Farm Norton Lane High Ongar Ongar CM4 0LN

    Received 8 Oct 2021
  5. Decision MadeEPF/2695/21

    Proposed 3 metres single storey rear extension & a front porch.

    55 Abbotts Drive Waltham Abbey EN9 3HH

    Received 8 Oct 2021
  6. Decision MadeEPF/2696/21

    Proposed timber outbuilding.

    Wings Sedge Green Roydon Harlow CM19 5JR

    Received 11 Oct 2021
  7. Decision MadeEPF/2700/21

    Insertion of window to front elevation.

    16 Dacre Gardens Chigwell IG7 5HG

    Received 11 Oct 2021
  8. Decision MadeEPF/2704/21

    Proposed demolition of existing equestrian buildings & hardstandings, removal of existing ménage, erection of x4 no. detached houses with car ports, alterations to existing vehicular access & provision of soft landscaping.

    Nether Kidders Farm Laundry Lane Nazeing Waltham Abbey EN9 2DY

    Received 11 Oct 2021
  9. Decision MadeEPF/2707/21

    Single storey side and rear extension, new front window bay, replacement windows, new side access gate.

    66 Meadow Road Loughton IG10 4HX

    Received 11 Oct 2021
  10. Decision MadeEPF/1247/22

    Demolition of existing indoor swimming pool building and former extensions for a gym and a single storey garage - alterations and extensions to the existing detached house with one single storey & one two storey side extension & an extension to the rear of the existing basement, new raised decking & steps to the rear with alterations to the existing fenestration front & rear & loft conversion with rooflights to the rear separation of the site into two parts and construction of new detached house with off street parking, alterations to front boundary treatment with new piers, walls, railings & sliding gates & extended vehicular crossover.

    Consort House, 49 Forest View Road, Loughton, IG10 4DY

    Received 27 May 2022
  11. Decision MadeEPF/1248/22

    Proposed demolition of existing bungalow & x2 new build two bedroom dwellings.

    58 Hanson Drive, Loughton, IG10 2EA

    Received 27 May 2022
  12. Decision MadeEPF/1249/22

    Demolition of existing light industrial building and construction of 5 dwellings (5 x 4 bed dwellings), associated car parking, bin/cycle storage and vehicular access.

    New Barns Farm, Roding Lane, Chigwell, IG7 6BJ

    Received 27 May 2022
  13. Decision MadeEPF/1250/22

    Single storey rear extension, single storey garden studio annexe and replacement garden storage enclosures.

    4A Westbury Lane, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5PL

    Received 30 May 2022
  14. Decision MadeEPF/1251/22

    Proposal is for the redevelopment of a previously developed land to provide two dwellings previously known as Galleywood House

    Galley Wood House, Galleyhill Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2BJ

    Received 30 May 2022
  15. Decision MadeEPF/1252/22

    Single storey basement to the rear of the property to be used as a storage / ancillary and porch to the front of the property.

    9 Pick Hill, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3LB

    Received 30 May 2022
  16. Decision MadeEPF/1254/22

    Re-submission of application EPF/0702/21 for two storey side extension, single storey rear extension and alterations to existing elevations

    35 Forest Road, Loughton, IG10 1EE

    Received 30 May 2022
  17. Decision MadeEPF/1255/22

    Certificate of lawful development for proposed garage conversion, and 2m rear single storey extension.

    20 Goldings Rise, Loughton, IG10 2QP

    Received 30 May 2022
  18. Decision MadeEPF/1256/22

    Non Material Amendment to EPF/2762/21 - Proposed amendments Consists of: 1. Extra depth of 0.95m single storey rear extension adds to the February consented 3.65m deep ground floor rear extension to become a new 4.6m deep in total G/F rear extension. 2. Proposed new flat roof dormer with the window openable at the level of 800mm above the Loft???s Finish Floor Level (F.F.L.) to replace the original consented dormer window openable at F.F.L. 3. Add 3 nos of skylight onto the new flat roof and 2 nos of rooflight to the pitch roof

    46 Spring Grove, Loughton, IG10 4QD

    Received 30 May 2022
  19. Decision MadeEPF/1257/22

    Certificate of lawful development for existing loft conversion.

    24 The Four Acres, Sheering, Harlow, Sawbridgeworth, CM21 9LJ

    Received 30 May 2022
  20. Decision MadeEPF/1259/22

    Re-submission of application EPF/0702/21 for two storey side extension, single storey rear extension and alterations to existing elevations

    35 Forest Road, Loughton, IG10 1EE

    Received 10 Jun 2022
  21. Decision MadeEPF/1260/22

    Permission for portacabin building to be used as a dog grooming parlour

    Blewgates Farm Rookery Road, High Ongar, Ingatestone, CM4 0LG

    Received 6 Jun 2022
  22. Decision MadeEPF/1289/22

    Existing two storey side extension to be replaced with a new three bedroom detached dwelling

    41 Dukes Avenue, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7HQ

    Received 31 May 2022
  23. Decision MadeEPF/1261/22

    Proposed free-standing canopy

    Abel and Cole Ashlyns Farm, High Laver Hall, High Laver Hill, Ongar, CM5 0DU

    Received 1 Jun 2022
  24. Decision MadeEPF/1262/22

    The proposal is for the demolition of an existing garage and new 3 person 2 bed house

    4 Woodbrook Gardens, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3DA

    Received 9 Jun 2022

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