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Epping Forest planning applications
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
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates49,295Searchable applications
409Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 41,294 approved or refused records
8,438Refused applications
32,856 approved · 8,438 refused · 2,728 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Jul 1999 to 23 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 27 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and buildingLocal plan Planning and buildingPre-application advice Planning and buildingArticle 4 directions Planning and building
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
Conservation areas25 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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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.
More application records
- Decision MadeEPF/2382/24
Bell Common Conservation Area G1: Group of Leyland Cypress - Fell.
The Black Cottage, 73 Bell Common, Epping, CM16 4DZ
Received 26 Nov 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/2383/24
Demolition of livery stables and associated structures, removal of menage, carpark and construction of a detached dwelling (self build).
Threshers Equestrian, Threshers Bush, Matching, Harlow, CM17 0NP
Received 26 Nov 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/2384/24
Reinstate the pre-existing house
4, Chigwell Park Drive, Chigwell, IG7 5BD
Received 26 Nov 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/2385/24
Prior approval for proposed change of use of agricultural barn to residential dwelling.
Berwick Hall, Berwick Lane, Abbess Beauchamp And Berners Roding, Ongar, CM5 0JS
Received 26 Nov 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/2386/24
Retrospective consent for demolition in Conservation Area.
Bell Cottage, High Road, Epping, CM16 4DQ
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/2387/24
Garage conversion with new bay window to provide ground floor living.
27, Thaxted Way, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1LQ
Received 26 Nov 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/2388/24
Proposed ramp to main building entrance and associated change in footpath gradient forming gentle slope.
Waterside Place, Sheering Lower Lane, Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, CM21 9RF
Received 26 Nov 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/2389/24
Demolition of existing dwelling and detached garage. Erection of 4no. four-bedroom dwellings with associated landscaping, private amenity areas, car parking and 3no. new vehicular accesses across the existing footway.
3, Woodberry Down, Epping, CM16 6RJ
Received 26 Nov 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/2390/24
Grade II listed building application for a proposed ramp to main building entrance and associated change in footpath gradient forming gentle slope.
Waterside Place, Sheering Lower Lane, Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, CM21 9RF
Received 26 Nov 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/2391/24
Removal of rear conservatory. Removal of front porch. Proposed single storey rear extension with roof lantern. Proposed hip to gable roof extension with rear dorner window to facilitate a loft conversion into a bedroom with ensuite bathroom.
45, Farm Hill Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1NG
Received 27 Nov 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/2392/24
Raised decking area.
35, Scotland Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5NP
Received 27 Nov 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/2394/24
Demolition of three existing buildings and the addition of a new two storey teaching building and WC block.
Chigwell School, 133 High Road, Chigwell, IG7 6QF
Received 27 Nov 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/2395/24
Replacement and relocation of signage.
Epping Forest Burial Park, Kiln Road, North Weald Bassett, Epping, CM16 6AD
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/2396/24
TPO/EPF/07/98 T22 & T24: 2 x Wellingtonia, T23: Cedar, G1: Pine – Root prune, as specified, to install root barrier.
Fir Trees, Tidys Lane, Epping, CM16 6SJ
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/2397/24
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed loft conversion with rear facing dormer and front roof windows.
56, Roding Road, Loughton, IG10 3EF
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/2398/24
Replacement garage
Albyns Hall, Albyns Lane, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1RS
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/2399/24
Removal of rear additions & conservatory & replace with staggered two storey gable ended rear extension. Demolish & rebuild garage in same style as existing but with traditional doors, pitched roof & low profile roof lights.
94, York Hill, Loughton, IG10 1JA
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/2400/24
Proposed full garage conversion, part rear infill extension with flat roof and roof lantern.
46A, Dickens Rise, Chigwell, IG7 6NY
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/2401/24
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 (CEMP Ecology), condition 4 (Construction Method Statement), and condition 7 (Remediation) on planning permission EPF/0035/24 (Redevelopment of the site to provide a new self-storage facility (Use Class B8), new light Industrial workspace / incubator units (Use Class E(g)(iii)) and a new hotel (Use Class C1) with associated car and cycle parking, landscaping and other works ancillary to the development (Revised Scheme to EPF/1204/22)
1, Langston Road, Loughton, IG10 3SD
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/2403/24
Certificate of lawful development for proposed single storey side extension and part single, part two storey, rear extension and loft conversion with dormer roof.
9, Southernhay, Loughton, IG10 4EN
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/2404/24
Demolition of outbuilding and rear chimney stack, erection of part single, part two-storey rear extensions, modification and enlargement of existing single storey side extensions, restoration of roof and chimney stack, internal modifications and refurbishment.
189, Oak Cottage, High Road, Chigwell, IG7 5AS
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/2405/24
Grade II listed building application for demolition of outbuilding and rear chimney stack, erection of part single, part two-storey rear extensions, modification and enlargement of existing single storey side extensions, restoration of roof and chimney stack, internal modifications and refurbishment.
189, Oak Cottage, High Road, Chigwell, IG7 5AS
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/2402/24
Proposed side and rear extensions.
8, Barfields Path, Loughton, IG10 3JJ
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/2406/24
Removal of an existing garage at rear of dwelling. Removal of existing residential annexe. Proposed replacement outbuilding on site of existing annexe to provide a single garage space and a home office and gym. (Revised application to EPF/1914/24).
4, Mill Lane, Moreton, Ongar, CM5 0DN
Received 28 Nov 2024
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What these statistics cover
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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