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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.
20,815 approved · 5,302 refused · 1,379 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1, Woodbury Hill, Loughton, IG10 1JB
Received 4 Nov 2022FOREST HOUSE, Vicarage Lane, Chigwell, IG7 6NA
Received 3 Nov 202218, Roding View, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6AQ
Received 4 Nov 20221 and 2 Little London Cottages, Gravel Lane, Chigwell, IG7 6DQ
Received 4 Nov 2022Ashlyns Organic Farm Shop, Epping Road, North Weald Bassett, Epping, CM16 6RZ
Received 4 Nov 20228, Stanmore Way, Loughton, IG10 2SA
Received 4 Nov 2022Springfields, Dunmow Road, Abbess Beauchamp And Berners Roding, Ongar, CM5 0NT
Received 7 Nov 202230, Longfields, Ongar, CM5 9BZ
Received 7 Nov 202232A, Downlands, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1UH
Received 7 Nov 202224, Bushfields, Loughton, IG10 3JS
Received 7 Nov 202217, Churchill Close, Ongar, CM5 9BH
Received 7 Nov 20221, Audleigh Place, Chigwell, IG7 5QT
Received 7 Nov 202231, Hycliffe Gardens, Chigwell, IG7 5HJ
Received 7 Nov 202260, Stradbroke Drive, Chigwell, IG7 5QZ
Received 7 Nov 2022Hunters Hall Farm, Chambers Manor Farm Lane, Epping Upland, Epping, CM16 6PL
Received 7 Nov 20221, Barton Close, Chigwell, IG7 6LJ
Received 7 Nov 2022162-164, High Street, Epping, CM16 4AQ
Received 7 Nov 2022Moorings, Epping Road, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2DH
Received 7 Nov 2022Newsagent Kiosk, Station Approach, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5ET
Received 7 Nov 2022Presdale Farm Nurseries, Hoe Lane, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2RJ
Received 7 Nov 202290, Dukes Avenue, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7HF
Received 8 Nov 2022Little Croft, Toot Hill Road, Ongar, CM5 9QP
Received 8 Nov 2022Croxton, Weald Bridge Road, North Weald Bassett, Epping, CM16 6AU
Received 8 Nov 202275 York Hill, Loughton, IG10 1HZ
Received 8 Nov 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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