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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.
18,091 approved · 4,802 refused · 1,141 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
41 Stradbroke Grove, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5PE
Received 7 Jun 2022Pickerells Farm, Dunmow Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0NP
Received 6 Jun 20229 Stradbroke Drive, Chigwell, IG7 5QU
Received 6 Jun 2022Hillview Albion Terrace, Sewardstone Road, Waltham Abbey, E4 7RG
Received 7 Jun 2022Hillview, Sewardstone Road, Waltham Abbey, E4 7RG
Received 8 Jun 202215 Forest Edge, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5AD
Received 6 Jun 202288b North Street, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2NW
Received 6 Jun 202264 Longfields, Ongar, CM5 9DE
Received 8 Jun 20224 Orchard Drive, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7DJ
Received 7 Jun 202254 Spring Grove, Loughton, IG10 4QE
Received 7 Jun 2022Coopersale Hall Farm, Unit 10, Fluxs Lane, Epping, CM16 7PE
Received 7 Jun 2022Avalon Epping Road, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5HU
Received 7 Jun 2022773 Chigwell Road, Chigwell, IG8 8AU
Received 8 Jun 20224 Orchard Drive, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7DJ
Received 7 Jun 20226 Willow Tree Close, Lambourne, Romford, RM4 1BL
Received 7 Jun 20226 Pump Hill, Loughton, IG10 1RT
Received 8 Jun 2022Davenant Foundation School, Chester Road, Loughton, IG10 2LD
Received 13 Jun 2022Lochalsh, Hamlet Hill, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5JU
Received 9 Jun 2022154 High Street, Epping, CM16 4AQ
Received 9 Jun 2022Former School site, Land at St John's Road , Epping , CM16 5JU
Received 9 Jun 2022Sedge Gate Nursery, Sedge Green, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2PA
Received 13 Jun 20224 Orchard Drive, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7DJ
Received 9 Jun 20229 The Drummonds, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5HG
Received 13 Jun 2022238 Willingale Road, Loughton, IG10 2BX
Received 11 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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