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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 dates43,212Searchable applications
404Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 35,748 approved or refused records
7,209Refused applications
28,539 approved · 7,209 refused · 2,350 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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
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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
- Decision MadeEPF/0080/24
Non Material amendment to EPF/0579/23 (Proposed extension and internal alterations.)
14, Broadfield Way, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5AG
Received 16 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0081/24
TPO/EPF/04/79 (Ref: T22) T1: Oak - Crown reduce to previous pruning points, as specified.
28, Stony Path, Loughton, IG10 1SJ
Received 16 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0082/24
Bell Common Conservation Area T1: Ash - Fell.
1 Griffins Wood Cottages, High Road, Epping, Essex CM16 4DH
Received 16 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0083/24
Retrospective detached outbuilding
10, Hoe Croft, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2RD
Received 16 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0084/24
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 'External Finishes' on planning permission EPF/1091/23 (Demolition of existing house (condemned as unfit for habitation due to damp) and the construction of a new property on similar footprint to existing)
174, Crooked Mile, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2ES
Received 16 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0085/24
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 7 'Left turn sign' on planning permission EPF/2760/22 (Application for a proposed demolition of the former Bollywood Dreams Indian Restaurant building and the erection of a new Starbucks drive-thru with a dedicated ultra rapid EV charging area)
Land adjacent to Shell Garage, Harlow, CM17 9LH
Received 16 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0087/24
2 Storey wrap around extension over ground and 1st floor, forming new rear kitchen dining area at GF and Bedroom, en-suite and family bathroom at 1st floor.
50, Lechmere Avenue, Chigwell, IG7 5ET
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0088/24
Certificate of Lawful Development for confirmation of permitted use as E(b) following 2020 amendment to use classes order.
163, The Broadway, High Street, Ongar, CM5 9JD
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0090/24
alterations and extensions to existing detached house with single storey side extension to the side of the original single storey back projection removal of pitched roof to the perimeter of the existing single storey back projection which is proposed to now have a flat roof to line through with the side extension alter existing loft room at first floor level with new gable to rear in place of small dormer and inset first floor balcony /small first floor extension change of brickwork to render
Topeka, The Street, Willingale, Ongar, CM5 0SJ
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0091/24
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 16 `EVP' 27 `Travel Information Park' 30 Cycle Parking and 39 `Parking Strategy' of EPF/0625/22 (Erection of a crematorium and ceremony hall building in connection with an existing woodland cemetery approved and implemented under planning permission EPF/1125/18, involving alterations to the design of the building approved under that reference).
Netherhouse Farm, Sewardstone Road, Waltham Abbey, E4 7RJ
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0092/24
Prior approval for a 6.00m deep single storey pitched roof rear extension, height to eaves 2.89m and maximum height 3.95m.
87, Bower Hill, Epping, CM16 7AW
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0093/24
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed single storey extension.
Topeka, The Street, Willingale, Ongar, CM5 0SJ
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0094/24
Construction of front porch and front extension to existing garage
87, Bower Hill, Epping, CM16 7AW
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0095/24
Certificate of lawful development for proposed new ancillary garden room and new fence.
3E, Homecroft Gardens, Loughton, IG10 3RB
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0096/24
Single storey rear extension.
64, Roding Road, Loughton, IG10 3EF
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0097/24
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 13 'Validation Report' on planning permission EPF/2579/19 (Erection of x6 no. new dwellings, parking and associated landscaping)
Spencers Farm, oak Hill Road, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1JH
Received 18 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0098/24
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 9 'Hard and Soft Landscaping' on planning permission EPF/2713/21 (Erection of 14 dwellings (4 flats and 10 dwellings) (resubmission of EPF/3040/19)
Land at former Chimes Garden Centre, Old Nazeing Road, Nazeing, EN10 6RJ
Received 18 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0099/24
TPO/EPF/11/08 (Ref: T2 & T3) TG1: Ash, Field Maple - Crown reduce by up to 3m, as specified. Reduction of lateral branches by up to 1.5m, as specified.
1 Kensington Park, Oak Hill Road, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1AF
Received 18 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0100/24
Proposed extensions and internal alterations.
3 Broadhurst Gardens, Chigwell, IG7 5HE
Received 18 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0101/24
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 21 'Sustainability' and condition 37 'Air Extraction/Ventilation' on planning permission EPF/0919/21 (‘The redevelopment of the existing office building and car park. Demolition of the existing office building and alterations to connection to existing Listed Civic Centre. Development to comprise new apartment buildings and houses to provide a mix of residential units (Use Class C3), revised vehicular and pedestrian access from High Street, all associated car and cycle parking, servicing, hard and soft landscaping and associated works’)
323 Civic Offices, Epping Forest District Council, High Street, Epping, CM16 4BZ
Received 18 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0102/24
Ground Floor front extension/ wrap around side extension/ wrap around rear extension. First Floor rear extension and wrap around side extension.
5, Whitehills Road, Loughton, IG10 1TS
Received 18 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0103/24
Roydon Conservation Area T1 & T2: Leyland Cypress - Crown reduce height by up to 1m. Reduce width by up to 0.6m and reshape away from boundary.
3 Eleanor Terrace, Epping Road, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5HN
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0104/24
Variation of Condition 25 of EPF/0625/22 Percentage of EVP provision (Erection of a crematorium and ceremony hall building in connection with an existing woodland cemetery approved and implemented under planning permission EPF/1125/18, involving alterations to the design of the building approved under that reference).
Netherhouse Farm, Sewardstone Road, Waltham Abbey, E4 7RJ
Received 18 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0105/24
Replacement UPVC windows and doors [Retrospective]
Westlands, Tylers Road, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5LG
Received 18 Jan 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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