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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.
21,173 approved · 5,356 refused · 1,412 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Messengers Nursery, Nursery Road, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2JF
Received 18 Nov 202246, Theydon Park Road, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7LP
Received 18 Nov 2022164, Forest Edge, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5AE
Received 18 Nov 2022Skylarks, High Road, Epping, CM16 4DH
Received 21 Nov 202210, Cascade Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6DX
Received 21 Nov 202274, Mill Lane, High Ongar, Ongar, CM5 9RL
Received 21 Nov 202255, Alderwood Drive, Lambourne, Romford, RM4 1DJ
Received 21 Nov 202283, Tycehurst Hill, Loughton, IG10 1BZ
Received 21 Nov 2022Widows Farm, Toot Hill Road, Ongar, CM5 9QR
Received 21 Nov 202277, Grosvenor Drive, Loughton, IG10 2LA
Received 21 Nov 2022Mill House, Sheering Mill Lane, Sheering, Harlow, CM21 9LR
Received 21 Nov 20229, Sutton Close, Loughton, IG10 3DP
Received 21 Nov 2022The White House, St Martins Mews, Ongar, CM5 9HY
Received 21 Nov 2022Hunters Hall Farm, Chambers Manor Farm Lane, Epping Upland, Epping, CM16 6PL
Received 21 Nov 2022Noakes Cottage, Steeds Way, Loughton, IG10 1HX
Received 21 Nov 20221 Priors Cottages, New Road, Lambourne, Romford, RM4 1AS
Received 21 Nov 2022Taw Lodge Farm, Epping Lane, Stapleford Tawney, Romford, RM4 1ST
Received 21 Nov 2022The White House, St Martins Mews, Ongar, CM5 9HY
Received 21 Nov 2022Nags Stable, London Road, Stapleford Tawney, Romford, RM4 1SP
Received 21 Nov 20221, Heather Gardens, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3YF
Received 21 Nov 2022Tallis House, Neal Court, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3EH
Received 22 Nov 2022112, Borders Lane, Loughton, IG10 3SB
Received 22 Nov 2022Daleside, Vicarage Lane, Chigwell, IG7 6LS
Received 22 Nov 2022Epping Forest District Council Car Park, Banson's Lane, Chipping Ongar, Ongar, CM5 9AL
Received 22 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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