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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates44,365Searchable applications
404Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 36,787 approved or refused records
7,410Refused applications
29,377 approved · 7,410 refused · 2,442 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Jul 1999 to 23 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 25 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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More application records
- Decision MadeEPF/0524/24
Certificate of lawful development for a proposed outbuilding.
11 Paslow Hall Cottages, King Street, High Ongar, Ongar, CM5 9NP
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0525/24
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 'Tree Protection/Arboricultural Method Statement' and condition 4 'Foundation Details' on planning permission EPF/2302/23 (Single storey outbuilding for use as a shed for the dwellinghouse)
2, Turners Court, Lambourne, Romford, RM4 1UQ
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0526/24
TPO/EPF/15/09 (Ref: T18, T43, T76) T011: Common Ash - Reduce to 9m in height, as specified. T016: Willow - Coppice, as specified. T022: Common Ash - Reduce spreading crown, as specified.
Brook Way and Barnaby Way Open Space, Brook Way, Chigwell
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0527/24
TPO/EPF/05/23 (Ref: T15, T20) T002: Lawson Cypress - Reduce from road by up to 1m, as specified. T010: Oak - Crown lift over road to 5.2m from ground, as specified.
Brook Rise Open Space, Brook Rise, Chigwell
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0528/24
TPO/EPF/14/09 (Ref: T1, G2, G3, T4) T016: Pedunculate Oak - Reduce first major branch to first fork 1.2m from trunk, as specified. T018: Turkey Oak - Crown lift over road to 5.2m above ground level, as specified. Selective reduction to clear street light by 1m, as specified. T023: Pedunculate Oak - Crown lift over road to 5.2m above ground level, as specified. T024: Pedunculate Oak - Crown reduce by 3m, as specified.
Manor Road/Tomswood Road Chigwell
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0529/24
TPO/EPF/11/11 (Ref: T1) T007: Lime - Crown reduce to previous points, as specified. Remove basal growth, as specified.
St Marys Way Open Space, St Marys Way, Chigwell
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0530/24
Two storey rear extension to existing property and replacement dormer at roof level.
11, Staples Road, Loughton, IG10 1HP
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0531/24
Non material amendment to planning permission EPF/1471/17 (Proposed erection of five 2 bed apartments with A1/A2 unit at ground floor.)
The Retreat, Market Place, Abridge, RM4 1UA
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0533/24
Erection of Infill Dwelling with related development
The Bury, Copthall Green, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3ST
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0534/24
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3'Hard and Soft Landscaping', condition 4 'Tree Planting' and condition 5'Materials' on planning permission EPF/2469/23 (Rear garden level alterations)
Corner Garth, Nursery Road, Loughton, IG10 4EF
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0535/24
Front Boundary Walls and Gates
Twoony Mead, Nursery Road, Loughton, IG10 4EF
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0536/24
The proposal is for the demolition of all the existing buildings on the site, remediation of contaminated land, and the erection of 4 new detached dwellings. The proposal also includes the changes of use to and removal of the existing workshops and MOT garage.
Barkers Farm, Mount End Road, Theydon Mount, Epping, CM16 7PS
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0537/24
Demolition of existing garage and proposed three number terraced houses.
Unit 4 Bansons Yard, Adjacent To, High Street, Ongar, CM5 9AA
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0538/24
Joint development rear /side extensions with raised party wall valley. Reduced eaves on boundaries to No.64 and No.72
66 and 68 Princes Road Buckhurst Hill IG9 5DZ
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0539/24
Part one and part two-storey rear and side extension, alteration of the front and mansard roof extension
2 Forest House Fields, Vicarage Lane, Chigwell, IG7 6NA
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0540/24
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 15 'Surface Water' and condition 16 'Flood Risk Assessment' on planning permission EPF/2601/18 (Demolition of an existing structure and replacement with 2 x detached dwellings with associated new vehicle crossover, garages, landscaping and other associated works)
199, Former Larkins Farm, Nine Ashes Road, High Ongar, Ongar, CM4 0JY
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0541/24
Application for approval of details reserved by condition13 'Hard and Soft Landscaping' on planning permission EPF/2601/18 (Demolition of an existing structure and replacement with 2 x detached dwellings with associated new vehicle crossover, garages, landscaping and other associated works)
199, Former Larkins Farm, Nine Ashes Road, High Ongar, Ongar, CM4 0JY
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0542/24
Listed building consent for conversion of former agricultural building into a holiday let by upgrading thermal performance and adding a mezzanine level sleeping platform. The replacement of existing windows and door with white painted timber joinery to match existing.
The Calf Shed , Colemans Farm, Colemans Lane, Ongar, CM5 9QN
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0543/24
Conservation Area Consent for demolition of existing garage and proposed three number terraced town houses.
Unit 4 Bansons Yard, Adjacent To, High Street, Ongar, CM5 9AA
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0544/24
The installation and relocation of a mobile boarding ramp on the westbound platform of the station.
Loughton Underground Station, Station Approach, Loughton, IG10 4PD
Received 14 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0545/24
Prior approval for enlargement of dwelling by construction of additional storey.
Kerrs Bungalows, High Road, North Weald Bassett, Epping, CM16 6BA
Received 14 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0546/24
Prior approval for conversion of former residential property, currently Business use back to a 2 storey detached residential building.
89 Palmerston Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5NH
Received 14 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0547/24
TPO/EPF/15/09 (Ref: T20) T010: Pedunculate Oak - Monolith to 6m, as specified.
Brook Way and Barnaby Way Open Space, Brook Way, Chigwell
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0548/24
Variation of condition 1 'Plan nos' on planning permission EPF/2719/21 (Demolition of an existing house, pool house and garage with other outbuildings, and erection of a replacement 14 bedroom two storey dwelling and garages)
34, Broad Oaks, High Road, Chigwell, IG7 6DW
Received 15 Mar 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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