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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 dates45,080Searchable applications
404Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 37,430 approved or refused records
7,564Refused applications
29,866 approved · 7,564 refused · 2,492 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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.
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More application records
- Decision MadeEPF/0843/24
Certificate of Lawful Development for 3 no. proposed outbuildings.
The Willows, Foster Street, Hastingwood, Harlow, CM17 9HS
Received 23 Apr 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0844/24
Single storey side extension, part 1st floor rear extension and alterations to existing ground floor rear extension.
75, Smarts Lane, Loughton, IG10 4BU
Received 23 Apr 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0845/24
Construction of enlarged porch and street-facing bay window
31, Tycehurst Hill, Loughton, IG10 1BX
Received 24 Apr 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0846/24
Non Material amendment to EPF/3016/21 (Single, first floor and two storey side and rear extension, loft conversion involving front and side dormer windows and front porch)
Orange Lodge , Chambers Manor Farm Lane, Epping Upland, Epping, CM16 6PL
Received 24 Apr 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0847/24
Variation of condition 2 'Plan nos' on planning permission EPF/1202/21 (Erection of replacement agricultural building)
Parvilles, Sparrows Lane, Hatfield Heath, CM22 7AT
Received 24 Apr 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0848/24
Grade II* Listed Building consent for remedial works following vehicle damage.
Chigwell School, 133 High Road, Chigwell, IG7 6QF
Received 24 Apr 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0849/24
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 4 'Foul Drainage' on planning permission EPF/2188/23 (Prior approval for the conversion of the ground floor of the building to a studio flat, with storage for the thatching business retained above)
Land opposite Moreton Lodge, Pedlars End, Ongar, Essex, CM5 0LR
Received 24 Apr 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0851/24
Single Storey Rear Extension
Nuvue, Sewardstone Road, Waltham Abbey, E4 7RG
Received 24 Apr 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0852/24
Removal of existing side single storey building. Proposed single storey front, side and rear extension with double pitched roof with central valley.
5, Coopersale Common, Coopersale, Epping, CM16 7QS
Received 24 Apr 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0853/24
Application to discharge conditions 3 (Materials), 5 (Construction Method Statement), 16 (Hard & Soft Landscaping), 17 (Contamination), 18 (Drainage), 20 (High Speed Broadband) & 21 (Ecology) for EPF/0773/22 - (Application for Variation of Condition 2 for EPF/1624/21 - 2 x 4 bedroom new detached houses on infill site).
Land Between 42 And 44, Ongar Road, Lambourne, Romford, RM4 1UH
Received 24 Apr 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0854/24
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 'External Finishes', condition 4 'Drawings of windows and doors', condition 9 'Thermal upgrade' and condition 10 'Schedule of repairs and structural interventions' on planning permission EPF/0194/23 (Grade II listed building application for conversion of barns and stables for a three-unit C1 (holiday let) use)
Upshire Hall, Honey Lane, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3QS
Received 25 Apr 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0855/24
Roof extension, Front and rear dormers , This has been amended significantly to remove impact on neighbouring properties and the street scene
2, Duck Lane, Thornwood, Epping, CM16 6NE
Received 25 Apr 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0856/24
Certificate of lawful development for a proposed hip to gable roof extension and rear dormer in connection with a loft conversion.
125, Englands Lane, Loughton, IG10 2QL
Received 25 Apr 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0857/24
Prior approval for a 6.00m deep single storey rear rear extension, height to eaves 3.00m and maximum height 3.70m.
125, Englands Lane, Loughton, IG10 2QL
Received 25 Apr 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0858/24
TPO/EPF/21/93 T6: Cedar - Crown lift up to 6m from ground level, as specified. Crown reduce away from road side by up to 2m, as specified. T7: Ash - Crown lift up to 6m from ground level, as specified. Crown reduce, as specified.
The Oaks, 17 Hartland Road, Epping, CM16 4PF
Received 24 Apr 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0859/24
Certificate of lawful development for the addition of rooflights to the attic.
119, Queens Road, Loughton, IG10 1RR
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0860/24
Use of public convenience as cafe/take away (class E)
Public Toilet, Car Park, Opp. The Fish And Eels, Dobbs Weir Road, Roydon, Harlow, EN11 0AY
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0861/24
The intention is to undertake the following: - Extend both properties into garden by 4m at ground floor level, for the full width of both sites. - Extend both properties towards the garden by 3.6m at first floor level, for part width of both houses. - Extend both properties at the side to the boundary at ground floor level and partially at a distance of 1.5m apart at first floor. - New front entrance porch to No 35. - New small front extensions to No 35 and No 37. - New insulated render system to both properties, to existing walls and new walls.
35 and 37, Hatfields, Loughton, IG10 1TJ
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0862/24
Rear patio development, we propose to remove the existing raised patio which has been refused permission due to overlooking the neighbours gardens and replace with steps from the back of the house / alley way down to the garden level which is the minimal design plan for 23 Millwell Crescent to access their garden safely and remove the over looking issue for both 21 and 25 Millwell.
23, Millwell Crescent, Chigwell, IG7 5HX
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0863/24
Certificate of lawful development for remedial works following damage to site boundary wall/pier.
133, Chigwell School, High Road, Chigwell, IG7 6QF
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0864/24
Change of use to nursery and pre-school with associated cycle and refuse storage
119, Methodist Church, High Street, Epping, CM16 4BD
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0865/24
Part two storey front and rear extension, construction of new pitched roof with rear dormer extension, smaller side dormers and sky lights.
57, Tomswood Road, Chigwell, IG7 5QR
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0866/24
Single storey rear extension.
25, St Johns Road, Loughton, IG10 1RZ
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/0867/24
Retrospective first floor roof terrace for open air restaurant tables
126, High Road, Loughton, IG10 4BE
Received 29 Apr 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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