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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.
18,670 approved · 4,917 refused · 1,195 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Bakers Cottage, Fluxs Lane, Epping, CM16 7PE
Received 13 Jul 2022Redbridge, Oak Hill Road, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1EH
Received 13 Jul 202247, Whitehills Road, Loughton, IG10 1TS
Received 13 Jul 2022Rowlands, Bournebridge Lane, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1LT
Received 14 Jul 2022The Mead, River View, Nazeing New Road, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN10 6GG
Received 14 Jul 2022The Rodings, Roding Lane, Chigwell, IG7 6BE
Received 14 Jul 2022Seattle, Fyfield Road, Willingale, Ongar, CM5 0QB
Received 14 Jul 20224 Theydon Priory, Coopersale Lane, Theydon Garnon, Epping, CM16 7NU
Received 1 Jun 2022Berners Hall Farm, Berners Roding Road, Abbess Beauchamp And Berners Roding, Ongar, CM5 0TB
Received 14 Jul 2022Three Horseshoes Farm, Church Road, Loughton, IG10 4AJ
Received 14 Jul 20224, The Chase, Loughton, IG10 4RE
Received 14 Jul 20222, The Chase, Loughton, IG10 4RE
Received 14 Jul 2022Zinc Arts, High Street, Ongar, CM5 0AD
Received 14 Jul 2022Shore Point, 46 High Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5JE
Received 15 Jul 202296, Hainault Road, Chigwell, IG7 5DH
Received 15 Jul 2022Watermans End Cottage, Watery Lane, Little Laver, Harlow, CM17 0RQ
Received 15 Jul 2022Taw Lodge, Epping Lane, Stapleford Tawney, Essex, RM4 1ST
Received 15 Jul 20227A, Forest Road, Loughton, IG10 1DR
Received 15 Jul 2022Burrs Farm, Foster Street, Hastingwood, Harlow, CM17 9HP
Received 15 Jul 2022Land at Steers Farm, School Road, Toot Hill, CM5 9SD
Received 15 Jul 2022114, Upshire Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3PA
Received 15 Jul 2022Barn at Days Farm, Arthur's Lane, Lippitts Hill, Loughton
Received 15 Jul 202220, Strathallan, Clays Lane, Loughton, IG10 2RZ
Received 15 Jul 202251, High Road, Loughton, IG10 4JE
Received 15 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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