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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.
21,763 approved · 5,463 refused · 1,451 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
8, Albany View, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5TW
Received 15 Dec 202227A, Honey Lane, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3AS
Received 15 Dec 20223-4 The Chimes, Church Street, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1DX
Received 15 Dec 20225, Brook Way, Chigwell, IG7 6AA
Received 15 Dec 2022Nether Kidders Farm, Laundry Lane, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2DY
Received 16 Dec 2022Land within the curtilage of the Day’s Farm Estate, Lippitts Hill, Loughton IG10 4DF
Received 16 Dec 20223 Ashley Grove, Staples Road, Loughton, IG10 1HS
Received 16 Dec 202241, Coolgardie Avenue, Chigwell, IG7 5AX
Received 16 Dec 202210, Ingleby Gardens, Chigwell, IG7 6EH
Received 16 Dec 202227, Highland Avenue, Loughton, IG10 3AH
Received 16 Dec 2022139, High Road, North Weald Bassett, Epping, CM16 6EA
Received 16 Dec 20227, Upper Swaines, Epping, CM16 5EP
Received 16 Dec 202227, Millwell Crescent, Chigwell, IG7 5HX
Received 16 Dec 202221, Starling Close, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5TN
Received 16 Dec 2022Woodbine Cottage, High Ongar Road, Ongar, CM5 9LZ
Received 16 Dec 2022Villa Nursery, Reeves Lane, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5LE
Received 16 Dec 2022139, High Road, North Weald Bassett, Epping, CM16 6EA
Received 16 Dec 202267, Coronation Hill, Epping, CM16 5DT
Received 19 Dec 20229, Avondale Drive, Loughton, IG10 3BZ
Received 19 Dec 2022107, Old Nazeing Road, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN10 6RJ
Received 19 Dec 202227, Russell Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5QJ
Received 19 Dec 2022Hoggs Farm, Carters Green, Matching, Harlow, CM17 0NX
Received 19 Dec 202237, Old Nazeing Road, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN10 6RU
Received 19 Dec 2022Tutein Farm, Grove Lane, Chigwell, IG7 6JQ
Received 19 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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