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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
27,421 approved · 6,878 refused · 2,217 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
67, Upshire Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3NZ
Received 20 Oct 2023196, Crooked Mile, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2ES
Received 20 Oct 202311, Ely Place, Chigwell, IG8 8AG
Received 20 Oct 2023Land south of Spains Hall Road, Spains Hall Road, Ongar, CM5 0QE
Received 20 Oct 202312, Manor Road, Chigwell, IG7 5PD
Received 23 Oct 2023Twin Oaks, Clyde Road, Roydon, Harlow, EN11 0BE
Received 23 Oct 2023Priory Farm, Norwood End, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RJ
Received 23 Oct 2023Hill Lodge, Epping Road, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5HW
Received 23 Oct 20232, Longfield, Loughton, IG10 4EE
Received 23 Oct 20239, Baldwins Hill, Loughton, Essex IG10 1SE
Received 23 Oct 2023Gilwell Park, Bury Road, Waltham Abbey, E4 7QW
Received 23 Oct 2023St Helens Mews, 83 High Street, Ongar, Essex CM5 9DT
Received 23 Oct 20234 Forest Drive, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0TP
Received 23 Oct 2023Flat 1, 2 High Street, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5HJ
Received 23 Oct 202337, North Street, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2NH
Received 23 Oct 2023The Old Kennels, 5 The Hall Barns, High Road, Epping, CM16 5HH
Received 23 Oct 20232 Marconi Bungalows, High Road, North Weald Bassett, Epping, CM16 6EQ
Received 24 Oct 2023North Wilmore Barn, Workers Road, High Laver, Ongar, CM5 0DZ
Received 24 Oct 2023The Forge, Harlow Road, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5HH
Received 24 Oct 2023Theydon Barn, Mount End Road, Theydon Mount, Epping, CM16 7PS
Received 24 Oct 20237, Glebelands, Chigwell, IG7 4QG
Received 24 Oct 20235, Highview Close, Loughton, IG10 4EG
Received 24 Oct 2023The Forge, Harlow Road, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5HH
Received 24 Oct 2023Upshire Hall, Honey Lane, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3QS
Received 24 Oct 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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