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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Epping Forest District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
17,990 approved · 4,785 refused · 1,132 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
The Longhouse,Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
Received 31 May 20223 Oakleigh Rise, Epping, CM16 7BL
Received 7 Jun 202233 Downlands, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1UH
Received 1 Jun 2022Epping Forest College, Loughton, IG10 3SA
Received 31 May 2022Town Hall Highbridge Street, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1DE
Received 1 Jun 2022121 Roding Road, Loughton IG10 3BS
Received 6 Jun 20225 Beechview Drive, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3UB
Received 13 Jun 202210- 12 Sun Street , WAltham Abbey, EN9 1EE
Received 30 May 2022Stoneshot Farm, Hoe Lane, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2RN
Received 30 May 2022Rear of 170 Princes Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5DJ
Received 1 Jun 2022Brick Lock Cottage, Glen Faba Road, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5EW
Received 31 May 2022Land adjacent to Little Ridings Lane, , Ingatestone, CM4 0JP
Received 1 Jun 20221 Margherita Place, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3TT
Received 8 Jun 202211 Wallers Hoppet, Loughton, IG10 1SP
Received 30 May 2022The Pillars Tysea Hill, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1JU
Received 31 May 2022Rectory Barn, Fyfield Road, Ongar, CM5 0HQ
Received 30 May 202214 Oak Piece, North Weald Bassett, Epping, CM16 6JJ
Received 7 Jun 2022Willows End Cumley Road, Stanford Rivers, Ongar, CM5 9SJ
Received 4 Jun 202261 Lambourne Road, Chigwell, IG7 6ET
Received 30 May 20229 Ravensmere, Epping, CM16 4PS
Received 31 May 202228 Bury Road, Epping, CM16 5EU
Received 31 May 2022Trinity House Sewardstone Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1PH
Received 1 Jun 2022Bardwells Epping Road, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5HU
Received 1 Jun 20228 Albion Park, Loughton, IG10 4RB
Received 7 Jun 2022Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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.
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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