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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.
20,551 approved · 5,231 refused · 1,365 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land at Church Lane, Sheering
Received 19 Oct 202267, Palmers Grove, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2QE
Received 20 Oct 2022Bluebell Lodge Threshers Bush Hobbs Cross Road Matching Essex CM17 0NP
Received 20 Oct 202217, Halfhides, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1LE
Received 20 Oct 20229, Roding Gardens, Loughton, IG10 3NH
Received 20 Oct 202286, Westbury Lane, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5PW
Received 20 Oct 2022Rosedene, Oak Hill Road, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1JJ
Received 20 Oct 20224, The Granary, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5EL
Received 20 Oct 202253, Algers Road, Loughton, IG10 4NF
Received 20 Oct 202214, Morgan Crescent, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7DX
Received 20 Oct 202253, Algers Road, Loughton, IG10 4NF
Received 21 Oct 2022The Haven, Stapleford Road, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1EJ
Received 21 Oct 202213, Hornbeam Close, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7JT
Received 21 Oct 202231, Millwell Crescent, Chigwell, IG7 5HX
Received 21 Oct 202210, Pump Hill, Loughton, IG10 1RU
Received 21 Oct 2022148, Princes Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5DW
Received 21 Oct 2022Taylor Piggerie, Lippitts Hill, Loughton, IG10 4AL
Received 21 Oct 202236, Highbridge Street , Waltham Abbey , EN9 1BT
Received 21 Oct 202230, Sheering Mill Lane, Sheering, Harlow, CM21 9LP
Received 21 Oct 202235, Hainault Road, Chigwell, IG7 5DQ
Received 21 Oct 202233, Oak Lodge Avenue, Chigwell, IG7 5JA
Received 21 Oct 202236, Highbridge Street , Waltham Abbey , EN9 1BT
Received 21 Oct 202211A, Institute Road, Coopersale, Epping, CM16 7QY
Received 21 Oct 20222, Goldings Road, Loughton, IG10 2QN
Received 24 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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