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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.
20,189 approved · 5,174 refused · 1,334 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Jul 1999 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
139, High Road, North Weald Bassett, Epping, CM16 6EA
Received 26 Sept 2022East End Farm, Harlow Road, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5HE
Received 26 Sept 202246, Highland Road, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2PU
Received 26 Sept 2022Ivy Cottage, Bournebridge Lane, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, Stapleford Abbotts, RM4 1LU
Received 24 Sept 2022Brick Barn at The Manor House , Rookery Road , High Ongar, Ingatestone, CM4 0LG
Received 27 Sept 2022New Oak Lodge, Englands Lane, Loughton, IG10 2NX
Received 27 Sept 2022Twin Oaks, Clyde Road, Roydon, Harlow, EN11 0BE
Received 27 Sept 2022Theydon Bower, Bower Hill, Epping, CM16 7AB
Received 27 Sept 20228 Glebelands, Chigwell, IG7 4QG
Received 23 Sept 202281 Green Glade, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7LZ
Received 26 Sept 2022North Farm House, High Road, Loughton, IG10 4JJ
Received 12 Sept 202227, Palmerston Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5PA
Received 27 Sept 2022162, Crown Hotel, Old Nazeing Road, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN10 6QT
Received 27 Sept 2022J Sainsbury Plc, Old Station Road, Loughton, IG10 4PE
Received 27 Sept 2022150, Honey Lane, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3BG
Received 27 Sept 202234 Rayfield, Epping, CM16 5AD
Received 27 Sept 2022Nether Street Farmhouse, Dunmow Road, Abbess Beauchamp And Berners Roding, Ongar, CM5 0JT
Received 27 Sept 202264, Loughton Way, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6AH
Received 27 Sept 202234, Broad Oaks, High Road, Chigwell, IG7 6DW
Received 27 Sept 2022Nether Street Farmhouse, Dunmow Road, Abbess Beauchamp And Berners Roding, Ongar, CM5 0JT
Received 27 Sept 202211, Wallers Hoppet, Loughton, IG10 1SP
Received 28 Sept 2022110, Swanshope, Loughton, IG10 2NB
Received 28 Sept 2022Naivasha, 51 Alderton Hill, Loughton, IG10 3JD
Received 28 Sept 2022186, Forest Road, Loughton, IG10 1EG
Received 28 Sept 2022Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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