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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.
18,978 approved · 4,975 refused · 1,229 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1, St Marys Way, Chigwell, IG7 5BX
Received 27 Jul 2022Lordeswood, 3 Ardmore Place, Ardmore Lane, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5PN
Received 27 Jul 2022The Stables, 16 Sheering Lower Road, Sheering, Harlow, CM21 9LF
Received 27 Jul 202238, The Uplands, Loughton, IG10 1NH
Received 27 Jul 20227, Homefield Close, Epping, CM16 4RB
Received 27 Jul 2022Harvey Autos, Paynes Lane, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2EX
Received 27 Jul 2022Theydon Hall Lodge, Abridge Road, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7NR
Received 28 Jul 202212 Windsor Wood, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1LY
Received 27 Jul 202212 Revival Court, Half Moon Lane, Epping, CM16 4AH
Received 22 Jul 2022Newnham House, High Road, Loughton, IG10 4JH
Received 28 Jul 2022Stoneshot Farm, Hoe Lane, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2RN
Received 28 Jul 2022Wardens Hall Estate, Hive House, Fyfield Road, Willingale, Ongar, CM5 0QA
Received 28 Jul 202251, Tower Road, Epping, CM16 5EN
Received 28 Jul 202261, Traps Hill, Loughton, IG10 1TD
Received 29 Jul 20227, Nafferton Rise, Loughton, IG10 1UB
Received 29 Jul 202213, Luxford Place, Sheering, Harlow, CM21 9JB
Received 29 Jul 202235, Whitehills Road, Loughton, IG10 1TS
Received 29 Jul 2022Netherhouse Farm, Sewardstone Road, Waltham Abbey, E4 7RJ
Received 29 Jul 2022Moonrakers, School Lane, High Laver, Ongar, CM5 0EF
Received 29 Jul 202246, Theydon Park Road, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7LP
Received 1 Aug 2022106, Manor Road, Chigwell, IG7 5PQ
Received 1 Aug 20221, St James Avenue, Ongar, CM5 9EL
Received 1 Aug 2022120 Lambourne Road, Chigwell, IG7 6EF
Received 1 Jul 202232, plot 32 b and c, High Street, ROYDON, HARLOW, CM19 5EF
Received 1 Aug 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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