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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.
20,314 approved · 5,190 refused · 1,349 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Jul 1999 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
5, Steeds Way, Loughton, IG10 1HX
Received 6 Oct 20221, Campions, Loughton, IG10 2SG
Received 6 Oct 2022ALBYNS HALL, Albyns Lane, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1RS
Received 5 Oct 2022Stapleford Abbotts Golf Club, Horseman Side, Tysea Hill, Stapleford Abbotts, RM4 1JU
Received 6 Oct 2022Bank Of England Printing Works, Langston Road, Loughton, IG10 3TN
Received 6 Oct 2022Paslow Hall Farm, King Street, High Ongar, Ongar, CM5 9NS
Received 6 Oct 2022Grass verge , Reeves Lane at junction with Epping Road, Hall's Green, Roydon, CM19 5DG
Received 6 Oct 202239, Church Hill, Epping, CM16 4RA
Received 6 Oct 20226, Great Oaks, Chigwell, IG7 5ES
Received 6 Oct 2022Maybanks Farm, Epping Road, Ongar, CM5 9SQ
Received 6 Oct 2022Maybanks Farm, Epping Road, Ongar, CM5 9SQ
Received 6 Oct 2022The Mead, River View, Nazeing New Road, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN10 6GG
Received 6 Oct 202299, Manor Road, Chigwell, IG7 5PN
Received 6 Oct 20221, Halley Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3XR
Received 7 Oct 2022Camus Fearna, Vicarage Lane, North Weald Bassett, Epping, CM16 6ET
Received 7 Oct 2022100, Manor Road, Chigwell, IG7 5PQ
Received 7 Oct 202299 Manor Road, Chigwell, IG7 5PN
Received 7 Oct 2022Orange Lodge, Chambers Manor Farm Lane, Epping Upland, Epping, CM16 6PL
Received 7 Oct 2022Tinoth Lodge, Manor Road, Lambourne, Romford, RM4 1NA
Received 7 Oct 202229 Highland Road, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2PT
Received 7 Oct 2022Howard Cottages, Church Lane, Matching Tye, Harlow, CM17 0QX
Received 7 Oct 202223, Elizabeth Drive, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7HJ
Received 10 Oct 2022The Meadows, Nursery Road, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2JF
Received 10 Oct 2022The Meadows, Nursery Road, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2JF
Received 10 Oct 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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