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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.
18,046 approved · 4,793 refused · 1,139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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.
7 Boxted Close, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6BX
Received 31 May 2022Woodside Farm Stapleford Road, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1ER
Received 1 Jun 2022Land and Garages Whitehills Road, Loughton, IG10 1TS
Received 31 May 202218 Red Oaks Mead, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7LA
Received 5 Jun 202227 Theydon Park Road, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7LR
Received 31 May 202218 Red Oaks Mead, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7LA
Received 5 Jun 2022Taw Court, Epping Lane, Stapleford Tawney, Romford, RM4 1ST
Received 1 Jun 20221 Rous Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6BL
Received 31 May 2022Marles Stud, Epping Road, Epping Upland, Epping, CM16 6PF
Received 9 Jun 2022Glovers Barn, Glovers Lane, Hastingwood, Essex, CM17 9LA
Received 6 Jun 2022Amesbury House ,Theydon Road, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 4EF
Received 1 Jun 2022Taw Court, Epping Lane, Stapleford Tawney, Romford, RM4 1ST
Received 7 Jun 202231 Forest Lane, Chigwell, IG7 5AF
Received 1 Jun 202216 New Forest Lane, Chigwell, IG7 5QN
Received 7 Jun 202250 Barrington Green, Loughton, IG10 2BA
Received 6 Jun 202299 Manor Road, Chigwell, IG7 5PN
Received 6 Jun 202299 Manor Road, Chigwell, IG7 5PN
Received 6 Jun 2022101 Manor Road, Chigwell, IG7 5PN
Received 6 Jun 2022Gardeners Barn, Fluxs Lane, Epping, CM16 7PF
Received 13 Jun 2022110 Swanshope, Loughton, IG10 2NB
Received 8 Jun 202259 Park View, Chigwell, IG7 5EF
Received 9 Jun 2022Lake House, Lake Road, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2NP
Received 6 Jun 2022Lakeside, Nursery Road, Nazeing, EN9 2JE
Received 6 Jun 202248 Alderwood Drive, Lambourne, Romford, RM4 1DJ
Received 6 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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