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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.
19,078 approved · 4,987 refused · 1,236 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Drinkwater Cottage, Threshers Bush, Matching, Harlow, CM17 0NP
Received 3 Aug 20225-6 Roydon Lodge Chalet Estate, High Street, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5EF
Received 3 Aug 20229-11, High Beech Road, Loughton, IG10 4BN
Received 3 Aug 20221, Glenside, Chigwell, IG7 5RE
Received 3 Aug 2022Bower Terrace, Bower Hill, Epping, CM16 7AP
Received 3 Aug 20225 Glenside, Chigwell, IG7 5RE
Received 4 Aug 2022Whitebeams, Kendal Avenue, Epping, CM16 4PW
Received 4 Aug 20228 Gainsborough Place, Chigwell, IG7 6LA
Received 4 Aug 20227 Stonehall Grove, Downhall Road, Matching Green, Harlow, CM17 0RA
Received 4 Aug 202280, Southern Drive, Loughton, IG10 3BX
Received 4 Aug 202282, Moreton Road, Ongar, CM5 0AP
Received 4 Aug 2022Leafield Nursery, Paynes Lane, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2EX
Received 4 Aug 2022Five Acre Lodge, Hoe Lane, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2RW
Received 4 Aug 2022Little Tawney Hall, Tawney Lane, Stapleford Tawney, Romford, RM4 1TD
Received 5 Aug 20221 Claymore Cottages, Epping Road, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5HW
Received 5 Aug 2022Thatched House Hotel, High Street, Epping, CM16 4AP
Received 5 Aug 202246, High Beech Road, Loughton, IG10 4BL
Received 5 Aug 20227, Knighton Lane, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5HH
Received 5 Aug 2022Cottis Lane Car Park, Cottis Lane, Epping, CM16 5DQ
Received 5 Aug 2022Leather Bottle, Watery Lane, Little Laver, Harlow, CM17 0RQ
Received 5 Aug 202238, Courtland Drive, Chigwell, IG7 6PW
Received 5 Aug 2022Bramstons, Roding Lane, Chigwell, IG7 6BE
Received 5 Aug 2022Rose Cottage, Mott Street, Waltham Abbey, E4 7RW
Received 8 Aug 202246, High Beech Road, Loughton, IG10 4BL
Received 8 Aug 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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