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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.
19,157 approved · 4,998 refused · 1,247 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
72, High Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5RP
Received 11 Aug 2022Glenview, 63 Manor Road, Chigwell, IG7 5PH
Received 9 Aug 202253, The Uplands, Loughton, IG10 1NQ
Received 11 Aug 2022Land at Blake Hall, Stony Lane, Ongar, CM5 0DG, adj to A414 (opposite Water End Farm)
Received 11 Aug 2022Aubrey House 1-14 Flats + Unit 1 + Unit 2 (Formerly Rear of 165 High Road) 165H High Road Loughton IG10 4LF
Received 11 Aug 2022Woodredon House, Woodredon Farm Lane, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3SX
Received 11 Aug 202210 Lower Alderton Hall Lane, Loughton, IG10 3LW
Received 5 Aug 20226 Lower Alderton Hall Lane, Loughton, IG10 3LW
Received 5 Aug 2022Inzing, Harlow Road, Sheering, Harlow, CM22 7NB
Received 11 Aug 2022Virosa Nursery, Hoe Lane, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2RN
Received 11 Aug 2022155, Forest Road, Loughton, IG10 1EF
Received 11 Aug 202235, Oak Lodge Avenue, Chigwell, IG7 5JA
Received 12 Aug 202250, Borders Lane, Loughton, IG10 3QU
Received 12 Aug 2022Debden Park High School, Willingale Road, Loughton, IG10 2BQ
Received 12 Aug 202223, Holly Close, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6HT
Received 12 Aug 2022The Rosaries, Harlow Common, Hastingwood, Harlow, CM17 9ND
Received 12 Aug 202244, Spring Meadow, Castle Street, Ongar, CM5 9JS
Received 12 Aug 2022Rose Cottage, King Street, High Ongar, Ongar, CM5 9NR
Received 12 Aug 202272, Roebuck Lane, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5QX
Received 12 Aug 20228 Bansons Mews, High Street, Ongar, CM5 9FA
Received 15 Aug 2022Mill House, Matching Road, Matching, Harlow, CM22 7AS
Received 15 Aug 202213, Great Oaks, Chigwell, IG7 5ES
Received 15 Aug 2022White House, Copped Hall Estate, High Road, Epping, CM16 5HS
Received 15 Aug 2022175, Byron House, High Road, Chigwell, IG7 6PS
Received 15 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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