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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.
19,313 approved · 5,018 refused · 1,259 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Woodrow, School Road, Stanford Rivers, Ongar, CM5 9PU
Received 17 Aug 2022Epping Primary School, Coronation Hill, Epping, CM16 5DU
Received 17 Aug 202230, Stanmore Way, Loughton, IG10 2SA
Received 18 Aug 202298, Westbury Lane, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5PW
Received 18 Aug 2022The Bungalow, Hoe Lane, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2RQ
Received 18 Aug 2022Foxes Parade, Trinity House, Sewardstone Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1PH
Received 18 Aug 2022Norton Hall, Glebe House, Norton Lane, High Ongar, Ongar, CM5 9RP
Received 19 Aug 202221, Starling Close, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5TN
Received 19 Aug 2022Norton Hall, Glebe House, Norton Lane, High Ongar, Ongar, CM5 9RP
Received 19 Aug 2022Thamesis, Blythe Road, Roydon, Harlow, BN11 0BB
Received 19 Aug 2022Burrs Farm, Foster Street, Hastingwood, Harlow, CM17 9HP
Received 19 Aug 202250, Morgan Crescent, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7DX
Received 19 Aug 2022Bramstons, Roding Lane, Chigwell, IG7 6BE
Received 19 Aug 20221 Rest Harrow, Millers Lane, Chigwell, IG7 6DG
Received 19 Aug 20222 Rest Harrow, Millers Lane, Chigwell, IG7 6DG
Received 19 Aug 2022Rest Harrow, Millers Lane, Chigwell, IG7 6DG
Received 19 Aug 2022142, Manor Road, Chigwell, IG7 5PR
Received 19 Aug 2022154, Princes Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5DJ
Received 19 Aug 2022Tadgells Barn, Housham Tye Road, Matching, Harlow, CM17 0NX
Received 19 Aug 2022Brill Cottage, Harlow Road, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5HF
Received 19 Aug 2022Tadgells Barn, Housham Tye Road, Matching, Harlow, CM17 0NX
Received 19 Aug 2022Barnfield, Epping Road, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5DW
Received 22 Aug 2022Charlmont, 48, Hoe Lane, Lambourne, Romford, RM4 1AU
Received 22 Aug 202298, Westbury Lane, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5PW
Received 22 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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