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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.
20,699 approved · 5,258 refused · 1,369 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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Received 27 Oct 2022Stoneshott, Sedge Green, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5JR
Received 27 Oct 202238, Woburn Avenue, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7JS
Received 27 Oct 2022Pakes Farm, Poplar Row, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7NB
Received 27 Oct 2022Pakes Farm, Poplar Row, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7NB
Received 27 Oct 202243, Cloverly Road, Ongar, CM5 9BX
Received 27 Oct 202243, Cloverly Road, Ongar, CM5 9BX
Received 27 Oct 202255, Higham View, North Weald Bassett, Epping, CM16 6DH
Received 27 Oct 202240, Church Lane, Loughton, IG10 1PD
Received 27 Oct 20221, High Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5HT
Received 27 Oct 2022Willow Tree Lodge, Mill Lane, Waltham Abbey, E4 7RB
Received 28 Oct 20221, Tomswood Road, Chigwell, IG7 5QP
Received 28 Oct 20221 Lambourne Square Manor Road Lambourne Romford Essex RM4 1NJ
Received 14 Oct 2022112, Borders Lane, Loughton, IG10 3SB
Received 28 Oct 2022Ringinglow, High Road, Epping, CM16 4DQ
Received 28 Oct 2022Greensted Barn, Greensted Road, Ongar, CM5 9LE
Received 28 Oct 2022Greenleys, 1 Highfield Place, Epping, CM16 4DB
Received 28 Oct 202261 Tomswood Road, Chigwell, IG7 5QR
Received 28 Oct 2022Thomasines, Epping Road, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5DA
Received 28 Oct 202236, Rayfield, Epping, CM16 5AD
Received 31 Oct 202287 Grosvenor Drive, Loughton IG10 2LA
Received 3 Nov 20221 Lower Bury Walk, Lower Bury Lane, Epping, CM16 5BE
Received 31 Oct 20228, Grange Court, Loughton, IG10 4QX
Received 31 Oct 2022The Orchard, Fingrith Hall Lane, High Ongar, Ongar, CM4 0JP
Received 31 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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