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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.
19,512 approved · 5,059 refused · 1,270 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
17, Rainbow Road, Matching Tye, Harlow, CM17 0QP
Received 25 Aug 2022332, Willingale Road, Loughton, IG10 2BW
Received 25 Aug 202213, Mott Street, Waltham Abbey, IG10 4AP
Received 26 Aug 2022The Elms, Hoe Lane, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2RB
Received 26 Aug 2022Ridge House, Norwood End, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RW
Received 26 Aug 202218, Morgan Crescent, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7DX
Received 26 Aug 20224A, Kendal Avenue, Epping, CM16 4PN
Received 26 Aug 2022Brewetts, Queen Street, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RY
Received 26 Aug 2022Holmwood, Stapleford Road, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1EJ
Received 26 Aug 2022Land Adjacent to Harlow Road, Near Roydon, Harlow
Received 26 Aug 2022Hobbans Cottage, Moreton Road, Ongar, CM5 0LX
Received 26 Aug 2022279, High Road, North Weald Bassett, Epping, CM16 6EE
Received 30 Aug 2022Land adjacent to Ivy Chimneys, (formerly Burleigh House) Ivy Chimneys Road, Epping, CM16 4DU
Received 30 Aug 20229, Avondale Drive, Loughton, IG10 3BZ
Received 30 Aug 2022Cozens Farm, Chelmsford Road, High Ongar, Ongar, CM5 9NX
Received 30 Aug 2022Fairlawns, Bournebridge Lane, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1LT
Received 30 Aug 202233, Oak Lodge Avenue, Chigwell, IG7 5JA
Received 30 Aug 202233, Oak Lodge Avenue, Chigwell, IG7 5JA
Received 30 Aug 2022High Laver House, Harlow Road, High Laver, Ongar, CM5 0DR
Received 30 Aug 2022Units 12,14, and 15 Arlingham Mews, Sun Street, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1ED
Received 26 Aug 2022Police Station, 35 Sun Street, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1EL
Received 30 Aug 2022Land adjacent to Apron 2 North Weald Airfield, Merlin Way, North Weald Bassett, Epping, CM16 6HR
Received 30 Aug 202236, Centre Drive, Epping, CM16 4JF
Received 30 Aug 202251, The Drummonds, Epping, CM16 4PJ
Received 30 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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