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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.
18,427 approved · 4,872 refused · 1,173 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Jul 1999 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
42, Crown Close, Sheering, Harlow, CM22 7NX
Received 30 Jun 202246, Bobs Barn, London Road, Stapleford Tawney, Romford, RM4 1SP
Received 30 Jun 2022Land adj 167, The Dale, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1UB
Received 30 Jun 202243, Millsmead Way, Loughton, IG10 1LR
Received 1 Jul 202243, Millsmead Way, Loughton, IG10 1LR
Received 1 Jul 20225, Staples Road, Loughton, IG10 1HP
Received 1 Jul 2022156, Chigwell Golf Club, High Road, Chigwell, IG7 5BH
Received 30 Jun 2022Land between 32a and 33 Downlands, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 1UH
Received 1 Jul 2022Emmanuel House, 184A Hoe Lane, Lambourne, Romford, RM4 1NL
Received 1 Jul 20225, The Weind, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7HP
Received 1 Jul 2022Fair Dawn, Grange Lane, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5HG
Received 1 Jul 202210 55 Mckeever Close, Highbridge Street, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1FD
Received 1 Jul 2022St Mary's Churchyard, The Street, High Ongar, Ongar, CM5 9NQ
Received 6 Jun 2022Longbarns Farmhouse, School Lane, Abbess Beauchamp And Berners Roding, Ongar, CM5 0NX
Received 1 Jul 20229, Patmore Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3BN
Received 1 Jul 2022Barkers Farm, Mount End Road, Theydon Mount, Epping, CM16 7PS
Received 1 Jul 2022156, Chigwell Golf Club, High Road, Chigwell, IG7 5BH
Received 1 Jul 20223-4 The Chimes, Church Street, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1DX
Received 1 Jul 202249, Burney Drive, Loughton, IG10 2DX
Received 1 Jul 2022The Hamptons, Gravel Lane, Chigwell, IG7 6DQ
Received 1 Jul 2022High Laver House, Harlow Road, High Laver, Ongar, CM5 0DR
Received 1 Jul 202225, Upland Road, Epping Upland, Epping, CM16 6NJ
Received 4 Jul 202266, Kettlebury Way, Ongar, CM5 9HA
Received 4 Jul 202286, Forest Edge, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5AB
Received 4 Jul 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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