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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.
21,493 approved · 5,408 refused · 1,433 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
65, Alderton Hill, Loughton, IG10 3JD
Received 1 Dec 202221, Moreton Road, Ongar, CM5 0AP
Received 1 Dec 2022Utopia, Pecks Hill, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2NX
Received 1 Dec 2022The Cottage, Toot Hill Road, Stanford Rivers, Ongar, CM5 9LJ
Received 1 Dec 2022Tutein Farm, Grove Lane, Chigwell, IG7 6JQ
Received 1 Dec 2022Woodland Grove Carehome, Rectory Lane, Loughton, IG10 3RU
Received 2 Dec 2022Land at Steers Farm, School Road, Toot Hill, CM5 9SD
Received 2 Dec 202232, Station Road, Epping, CM16 4HN
Received 2 Dec 202215, High Street, Epping, CM16 4AY
Received 2 Dec 202235A, Palmerston Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5PA
Received 2 Dec 2022119, Bell Common, Epping, CM16 4DZ
Received 2 Dec 2022Telfords, Pigstye Green Road, Willingale, Ongar, CM5 0QF
Received 5 Dec 20227, Bakery Close, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5HD
Received 5 Dec 202241, Park View, Chigwell, IG7 5EF
Received 5 Dec 20224, Kendal Avenue, Epping, CM16 4PN
Received 5 Dec 2022199, Smarts Lane, Loughton, IG10 4BW
Received 5 Dec 20227A, Forest Road, Loughton, IG10 1DR
Received 5 Dec 2022201, Smarts Lane, Loughton, IG10 4BW
Received 5 Dec 2022Highbridge Retail Park, Highbridge Street, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1BY
Received 5 Dec 2022Land adjacent to Shell Garage, London Road, Harlow, CM17 9LH
Received 5 Dec 202231, Sheering Lower Road, Sheering, Harlow, CM21 9LF
Received 5 Dec 202220, Lindsey Street, Epping, CM16 6RB
Received 5 Dec 2022New Haven, Blackhorse Lane, North Weald Bassett, Epping, CM16 6EP
Received 6 Dec 2022The Mead, River View, Nazeing New Road, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN10 6GG
Received 6 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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