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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 dates
42,234Searchable applications
406Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 34,848 approved or refused records
7,012Refused applications

27,836 approved · 7,012 refused · 2,277 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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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

  1. Decision MadeEPF/2471/23

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 19 'Biodiversity Enhancement' on planning permission EPF/3043/20 (Proposed replacement of a single dwelling with a new building consisting of 2 commercial units and 7 fully accessible apartments (Amended application to EPF/2378/19)).

    2, PRINCES ROAD, LONDON, IG9 5EG

    Received 8 Nov 2023
  2. Decision MadeEPF/2472/23

    Extensions & alterations to existing dwellinghouse and demolition of existing stable block with replacement outbuilding (Revised Scheme to approved Listed building consent EPF/1742/23).

    Patashalls, Coach House, Pudding Lane, Chigwell, IG7 6BY

    Received 8 Nov 2023
  3. Decision MadeEPF/2473/23

    Prior approval for change of use from Office space (Class E) to 6 dwellings (Class C3)

    First Floor and Second Floor, 236-238 High Road, Loughton

    Received 8 Nov 2023
  4. Decision MadeEPF/2474/23

    Certificate of lawful development for a proposed outbuilding.

    67, Hemnall Street, Epping, CM16 4LZ

    Received 9 Nov 2023
  5. Decision MadeEPF/2475/23

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 2 'Soft Landscaping/method Statement' on planning permission EPF/0724/23 (Re- design of the front garden)

    5, Staples Road, Loughton, IG10 1HP

    Received 9 Nov 2023
  6. Decision MadeEPF/2476/23

    Application for a 2nd Dropped Kerb. Designed to meet Essex County Council criteria

    Woodrising, The Street, Sheering, Harlow, CM22 7LS

    Received 9 Nov 2023
  7. Decision MadeEPF/2477/23

    Demolition of existing house and outbuildings and erection of new dwelling with integral garage

    Red Cottage, Woodredon Farm Lane, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3SX

    Received 9 Nov 2023
  8. Decision MadeEPF/2478/23

    Construction and Operation of an Operations Hub comprising commercial vehicle fleet parking (including offices, storage, and vehicle maintenance hangers) and associated infrastructure including fuel island, vehicular access, internal roads and paths, parking, cycle/bin store, security fencing/gates/barriers, lighting, and landscaping.

    North Weald Airfield, Epping Road, North Weald Bassett, Epping

    Received 9 Nov 2023
  9. Decision MadeEPF/2479/23

    TPO/EPF/21/84 (Ref: G2) T4, T5 & T6: 3 x London Plane and T1 & T6: 2 x Lime - Crown reduce and crown thin to previous points, as specified. Crown lift to 3.5m above ground level, as specified. T2 & T3: 2 x Lime: Crown thin by up to 15%, as specified. Crown lift to 2.5m above ground level, as specified.

    45, Hampden Close, North Weald Bassett, Epping, CM16 6JX

    Received 9 Nov 2023
  10. Decision MadeEPF/2480/23

    Retrospective Planning Application: Change of Use of Existing Domestic Swimming Pool to Mixed-Use of Domestic (Use Class C3) and Community Use (Use Class F2(d))

    Mantin, Harlow Common, Hastingwood, Harlow, CM17 9ND

    Received 9 Nov 2023
  11. Decision MadeEPF/2481/23

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 5 'Hard and Soft Landscaping' on planning permission EPF/2806/21 (Application for Variation of Condition 2 for EPF/0141/18. (Erection of 3no. new dwellings complete with garages, infrastructure, and associated works, including access from Church Lane)).

    Land East of Church Lane Sheering (Now known as Chapel Court)

    Received 9 Nov 2023
  12. Decision MadeEPF/2482/23

    TPO/EPF/25/82 T1: Norway Maple - Crown lift to 3.5m from ground, as specified. Crown thin by up to 15%, as specified. T2: Ash - Crown lift to 3.5m from ground, as specified. Crown thin by up to 15%, as specified. T3: Lime - Crown lift to 3.5m from ground, as specified. Crown thin by up to 15%, as specified.

    9, Wellington Road, North Weald Bassett, Epping, CM16 6JU

    Received 9 Nov 2023
  13. Decision MadeEPF/2483/23

    Amendment to approved application ref: EPF/0319/23 (Proposed single storey rear extension, side extension over existing garage, single storey rear extension and loft conversion involving front and rear dormer windows, other minor alterations. )

    The Coach House, 3B Thornwood Road, Epping, CM16 6SX

    Received 9 Nov 2023
  14. Decision MadeEPF/2484/23

    TPO/EPF/02/03 T1: Hornbeam - Crown reduce height of section nearest No 72-74 by up to 3m, as specified. Reduce lateral branches to clear building by 2m, as specified. Crown lift to 4m from ground level, as specified.

    Trinity Court, 72-74 Westbury Lane, Buckhurst Hill, Essex IG9 5PW

    Received 8 Nov 2023
  15. Decision MadeEPF/2485/23

    TPO/EPF/15/12 T2 & T3: Horse Chestnut - Selective reduction of branches by up to 2m away, on building side, as specified.

    Oaklands School, 8 Albion Hill, Loughton, IG10 4RA

    Received 8 Nov 2023
  16. Decision MadeEPF/2486/23

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 'Suds Strategy Report', condition 5 'Contamination and Mitigation Strategy' and condition 11'EVCP and site plan' on EPF/2434/22 (Change of use to mixed-use comprising Class E and Residential, internal and external alterations including replacement and refurbishment work, ancillary storage, parking and landscaping)

    36, Highbridge Street, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1BS

    Received 10 Nov 2023
  17. Decision MadeEPF/2487/23

    Roof/loft extension/conversion with a raised ridge forming a new en-suite bedroom

    26, Ormonde Rise, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5QQ

    Received 10 Nov 2023
  18. Decision MadeEPF/2488/23

    New 2-bedroom private detached cottage with basement

    69, Hemnall Street, Epping, CM16 4LZ

    Received 10 Nov 2023
  19. Decision MadeEPF/2489/23

    Double storey side extension

    13, Audleigh Place, Chigwell, IG7 5QT

    Received 10 Nov 2023
  20. Decision MadeEPF/2490/23

    Change of render to brickwork, raised rear extension wall with parapet wall and stone work coping.

    60, Stradbroke Drive, Chigwell, IG7 5QZ

    Received 10 Nov 2023
  21. Decision MadeEPF/2491/23

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3'Construciton works phase project execution plan', condition 7'Otter protection zone plan', condition 9 'Tree Protection plan, Monitory schedule and Arboricultural Method Statement' and condition 10 'Biodiversity enhancement strategy report' on planning approval EPF/2702/22 (A Hybrid planning application. Full planning application for a Flood Storage Area upstream of the M25 on land to the north of Shonks Mill Bridge, Shonks Mill Road, near Stapleford Tawney, Essex. It will provide protection for flood events up to the 1 in 200 year occurrence for properties downstream of the FSA, predominantly in the London Borough of Redbridge. Outline application for 2 replacement dwellings that need to be built to replace 2 that will be lost as part of the FSA)

    Land North of Shonks Mill Bridge, Shonks Mill Road, Stapleford Tawney

    Received 10 Nov 2023
  22. Decision MadeEPF/2493/23

    Demolish uninhabitable annex/garage, single storey side and rear extension with new roof/loft structure

    1, Dene Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6BP

    Received 13 Nov 2023
  23. Decision MadeEPF/2494/23

    Annexe

    11, Princes Way, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5DU

    Received 13 Nov 2023
  24. Decision MadeEPF/2495/23

    Rear, Side & Loft extension & new porch

    40, Bower Hill, Epping, CM16 7AL

    Received 13 Nov 2023

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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.

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