Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
21,625 approved · 5,436 refused · 1,442 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
24, Bury Road, Epping, CM16 5EU
Received 9 Dec 2022Greenacres, Hamlet Hill, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5LD
Received 9 Dec 2022131, Theydon Grove, Epping, CM16 4QB
Received 9 Dec 202227, Highland Avenue, Loughton, IG10 3AH
Received 9 Dec 2022Crumps, Harlow Common, Hastingwood, Harlow, CM17 9NE
Received 9 Dec 202236, York Road, North Weald Bassett, Epping, CM16 6HU
Received 9 Dec 2022Woodland, plot 10D North of Hastingwood Road, North Weald CM17 9JX
Received 9 Dec 20224, Tylers Close, Loughton, IG10 3BD
Received 12 Dec 2022Cedar Lodge, Mott Street, Waltham Abbey, E4 7RW
Received 12 Dec 202210, Firs Drive, Loughton, IG10 2SL
Received 12 Dec 202230, Roding Gardens, Loughton, IG10 3NH
Received 12 Dec 2022Apple Croft, Middle Street, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2LB
Received 12 Dec 202222, The Avenue, Loughton, IG10 4PT
Received 12 Dec 2022Land adjacent to Shell Garage, London Road, Harlow, CM17 9LH
Received 5 Dec 2022Former Ambulance Station, The Plain, Epping, CM16 6TL
Received 12 Dec 2022Rushes House, Harlow Road, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5HH
Received 12 Dec 2022Rushes House, Harlow Road, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5HH
Received 12 Dec 2022Forest House, Vicarage Lane, Chigwell, IG7 6NA
Received 12 Dec 2022Croft Cottage, Tylers Road, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5LJ
Received 12 Dec 202216 Jones The Builders The Yard, Sheering Lower Road, Sheering, Harlow, CM21 9LF
Received 12 Dec 2022Beresford, 56 Hoe Lane, Lambourne, Romford, RM4 1AU
Received 13 Dec 20223, Whitehall Close, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2PY
Received 13 Dec 202276, Smarts Lane, Loughton, IG10 4BS
Received 13 Dec 202229, Hornbeam Road, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7JU
Received 13 Dec 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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