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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
28,321 approved · 7,145 refused · 2,330 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
12, Heath Drive, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7HL
Received 15 Dec 2023St Margarets Hospital, The Plain, Epping, CM16 6TN
Received 15 Dec 202397, Epping New Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5TQ
Received 15 Dec 20232 Prospect Villas, Norton Heath Road Old A414, High Ongar, Ingatestone, CM4 0LQ
Received 15 Dec 202397, Epping New Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5TQ
Received 15 Dec 20235, Kendal Avenue, Epping, CM16 4PN
Received 15 Dec 2023Esperanza Nursery, Stapleford Road, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1EJ
Received 18 Dec 202345, Highland Avenue, Loughton, IG10 3AH
Received 18 Dec 20233, Oakleigh Rise, Epping, CM16 7BL
Received 18 Dec 20231 Wing Close, Bader House, Epping Road, North Weald Bassett, Epping, CM16 6DX
Received 18 Dec 2023Grange Farm Camping And Sports Centre, High Road, Chigwell, IG7 6DP
Received 18 Dec 2023New Barns Farm, Epping Road, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5DB
Received 5 Dec 202391, Coppice View, Coppice Row, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7DW
Received 18 Dec 2023The Old Forge, Dunmow Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0NN
Received 18 Dec 202335, Wellfields, Loughton, IG10 1PA
Received 18 Dec 202334, Lechmere Avenue, Chigwell, IG7 5ET
Received 18 Dec 2023Chapelfield Nursery, Sewardstone Road, Waltham Abbey, E4 7RE
Received 18 Dec 20236, Steeds Way, Loughton, IG10 1HX
Received 18 Dec 2023109, Roding Road, Loughton, IG10 3EJ
Received 19 Dec 20233, Ely Place, Chigwell, IG8 8AG
Received 19 Dec 2023The Old Forge, Dunmow Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0NN
Received 18 Dec 202368 Weald Bridge Road, North Weald Bassett, Epping, CM16 6ES
Received 19 Dec 20237, The Magpies, Epping Upland, Epping, CM16 6QG
Received 19 Dec 2023Field adjoining Bowes House, High Street, Ongar, CM5 9FB
Received 18 Dec 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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