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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
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Epping Forest District Council. Also known as EFDC.Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Epping Forest website
22,948 approved · 5,701 refused · 1,667 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Jul 1999 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 21 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Meadow View, High Street, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5EA
Received 3 Mar 202361, Baldwins Hill, Loughton, IG10 1SN
Received 3 Mar 20237, Birch Close, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6HR
Received 3 Mar 2023Grove House, 64 Ongar Road, Lambourne, Romford RM4 1UJ
Received 3 Mar 2023Norton Field Farm, Norton Lane, High Ongar, Ongar, CM4 0LN
Received 3 Mar 20231 Griffins Wood Cottages, High Road, Epping, CM16 4DH
Received 3 Mar 2023Land adj. The Orchard, Fingrith Hall Lane, High Ongar, Ongar, Ingatestone, CM4 0JP
Received 3 Mar 2023323 Civic Offices, Epping Forest District Council, High Street, Epping, CM16 4BZ
Received 3 Mar 2023323 Civic Offices, Epping Forest District Council, High Street, Epping, CM16 4BZ
Received 3 Mar 2023Ark Royal, Carters Green, Matching, Harlow, CM17 0NX
Received 3 Mar 2023Oscoda, 31 Broadstrood, Loughton, IG10 2SB
Received 3 Mar 20231, St James Avenue, Ongar, CM5 9EL
Received 6 Mar 202325, Ladyfields, Loughton, IG10 3RR
Received 6 Mar 2023West View Cottage, 36 Long Street, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3TQ
Received 6 Mar 2023Flat 1, 13 Station Road, Epping, CM16 4HG
Received 6 Mar 202356, St Johns Road, Epping, CM16 5DP
Received 6 Mar 202356, St Johns Road, Epping, CM16 5DP
Received 6 Mar 202367, Coronation Hill, Epping, CM16 5DT
Received 6 Mar 202324, Marjorams Avenue, Loughton, IG10 1PU
Received 6 Mar 202312, Dukes Close, North Weald Bassett, Epping, CM16 6DA
Received 6 Mar 202314, Stanmore Way, Loughton, IG10 2SA
Received 6 Mar 202333, Forest Lane, Chigwell, IG7 5AF
Received 6 Mar 2023Ark Royal, Carters Green, Matching, Harlow, CM17 0NX
Received 6 Mar 20236, Whitehall Close, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2PY
Received 6 Mar 2023Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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