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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
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
27,303 approved · 6,842 refused · 2,198 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Jul 1999 to 23 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 24 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
9, Dacre Gardens, Chigwell, IG7 5HH
Received 16 Oct 2023Flat 17, Greenhill, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5SH
Received 16 Oct 202391, Manor Road, Chigwell, IG7 5PN
Received 16 Oct 20234, Dukes Close, North Weald Bassett, Epping, CM16 6DA
Received 16 Oct 2023Badgers Brook, School Lane, Abbess Beauchamp And Berners Roding, Ongar, CM5 0NY
Received 17 Oct 202312, Heath Drive, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7HL
Received 17 Oct 20232, Turners Court, Lambourne, Romford, RM4 1UQ
Received 17 Oct 2023128, Queens Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5BJ
Received 17 Oct 2023128, Queens Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5BJ
Received 17 Oct 2023128, Queens Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5BJ
Received 17 Oct 2023128, Queens Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5BJ
Received 17 Oct 2023Cottis Lane Car Park, Cottis Lane, Epping, CM16 5LL
Received 17 Oct 2023Fyrns, Tysea Hill, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1JR
Received 17 Oct 202311, Ely Place, Chigwell, IG8 8AG
Received 17 Oct 202326, Piercing Hill, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7JW
Received 18 Oct 202320, The Gables, Ongar, CM5 0GA
Received 18 Oct 202381, Tycehurst Hill, Loughton, IG10 1BZ
Received 18 Oct 202333, Millwell Crescent, Chigwell, IG7 5HX
Received 18 Oct 20233, The Cobbins, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1LH
Received 18 Oct 2023Patashalls, Coach House, Pudding Lane, Chigwell, IG7 6BY
Received 18 Oct 202312, Bracken Drive, Chigwell, IG7 5RF
Received 18 Oct 202349, Loughton Way, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6AS
Received 18 Oct 2023West Lodge, Coppice Row, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7DR
Received 18 Oct 20232, Russell Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5QJ
Received 19 Oct 2023Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Set up an area alertStart 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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