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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.
18,512 approved · 4,886 refused · 1,183 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Canes Farm, Canes Lane, Hastingwood, Harlow, CM17 9LD
Received 5 Jul 202274, Greenwich Way, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3YS
Received 6 Jul 202247, Stradbroke Drive, Chigwell, IG7 5RA
Received 6 Jul 2022Twoony Mead, Nursery Road, Loughton, IG10 4EF
Received 6 Jul 202239, Severns Field, Epping, CM16 5AP
Received 6 Jul 20223 Boundary Court, High Road, Epping, CM16 4DQ
Received 6 Jul 2022Little Mushrooms, Pedlars End, Moreton, Ongar, CM5 0LW
Received 6 Jul 202252, Hansells Mead, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5HZ
Received 6 Jul 2022Gable House, Matching Green, Matching, Harlow, CM17 0PZ
Received 27 Jun 202211, High Pastures, Sheering, Harlow, CM22 7NP
Received 6 Jul 2022Civic Offices, Conder Building and Car Park, 323 High Street, Epping, CM16 4BZ
Received 6 Jul 2022Willow Trees, New Way Lane, Matching, Harlow, CM17 0NT
Received 6 Jul 2022133, Chigwell School, High Road, Chigwell, IG7 6QF
Received 6 Jul 202211, Queens Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5BZ
Received 6 Jul 202212, Station Road, Loughton, IG10 4NX
Received 7 Jul 2022Little Meadows, Weald Hall Lane, Thornwood, Epping, CM16 6ND
Received 7 Jul 2022Popplewells Coachworks, High Road, Thornwood, Epping, CM16 6LP
Received 7 Jul 2022Utopia, Pecks Hill, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2NX
Received 7 Jul 2022Seattle, Fyfield Road, Willingale, Ongar, CM5 0QB
Received 8 Jul 202211, Queens Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5BZ
Received 8 Jul 2022Didgemere Hall, Low Hill Road, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5JN
Received 20 Jun 20224 Ely Place, Chigwell, IG8 8AG
Received 8 Jul 202253, Weald Bridge Road, North Weald Bassett, Epping, CM16 6ES
Received 8 Jul 202255, Hemnall Street, Epping, CM16 4LZ
Received 8 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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