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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 dates45,890Searchable applications
404Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 38,165 approved or refused records
7,729Refused applications
30,436 approved · 7,729 refused · 2,551 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Jul 1999 to 23 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 26 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/1242/24
New Front Facing Dormer Window.
5, The Birches, Brook Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5TL
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/1243/24
Erection of single storey ground floor rear extension, front porch extension and covered colonnade to side passage.
50, Onslow Gardens, Ongar, CM5 9BQ
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/1244/24
Certificate of lawful development for the siting of a caravan for ancillary use, within a defined planning unit, does not amount to a material change of use of land and thus no development as defined by S55(1) of the 1990 Act will take place.
Ninefield House, Woodgreen Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3SD
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/1245/24
T8 Fell leaning damage sycamore (T8) with damaged trunk towards garage as shown in arboriculture report and overlapping onto roof and guttering.
Satya View, Epping Road, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5HU
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/1246/24
Retention and refurbishment of existing pub, together with supporting redevelopment of the surplus car park to provide three houses and ancillary development
Travellers Friend, Epping Road, Epping Upland, Epping, CM16 6PU
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/1247/24
Non Material Amendment to EPF/0886/23 (Proposed two storey extension to existing Acquired Brain Injury Unit to provide 10 additional bed spaces with ancillary provisions including reconfiguration of the car parking and landscaping)
Sewardstone Close, Sewardstone Road, Waltham Abbey, E4 7RG
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/1248/24
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 11 'Hard and Soft Landscaping' on planning permission 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 14 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/1249/24
Single Storey side extension, 2 storey rear extension with side box dormer and velux windows
Mulberry Cottage, Harlow Road, Sheering, Harlow, CM22 7NB
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/1250/24
TPO/EPF/21/83 (Ref: W1) T9: Yew - Selective prune of branches away from garage, as specified.
Satya View, Epping Road, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5HU
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/1251/24
The proposal is for a garage conversion.
63, The Crescent, Loughton, IG10 4PU
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/1255/24
TPO/EPF/05/04 T28: Grey Poplar - Selective prune of 1 x southern limb by up to 5m, as specified. Crown reduce by up to 3m, as specified, Crown thin by up to 10%, as specified.
30A, Millan House, Piercing Hill, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7JW
Received 17 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/1252/24
Cart Lodge similar to as approved garage
Camps Grange, Hoe Lane, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2RG
Received 17 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/1253/24
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 6 'Levels' and condition 9'Drainage' on planning permission EPF/1905/22 (Demolition of 1 x detached dwelling and an erection of two buildings to accommodate 9 x 2 bed flats, along with parking amenity and landscaping at 142 Manor Road, Chigwell, Essex, IG7 5PR)
142, Manor Road, Chigwell, IG7 5PR
Received 17 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/1254/24
Demolition of existing garage and dormer. Construction of single storey rear and side extension. Construction of hip-to-gable roof and new rear dormer.
12, The Avenue, Loughton, IG10 4PT
Received 17 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/1256/24
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3'Surface Water Disposal' and condition 4 'External Finishes' on planning permission EPF/2855/22 (Removal of existing caravans; Erection of accommodation building containing ten double bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms; Erection of communal building containing kitchen, dining and lounge area and communal utility room; Erection of nursery workshop, storage and office building and provision of associated amenity space, landscaping and parking)
Villa Nursery, Reeves Lane, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5LE
Received 17 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/1257/24
Variation to condition 2 and condition 4 on planning approval EPF/2104/23 (The Property of this application, No58 is a semi detached pair with No 59. No 59 has been extended in the past with character additions. Similar extension are proposed with a 2 storey subservient side extension, a front porch and a subservient rear extension, part 2 storey, part single storey)
58, Stewards Green Road, Epping, CM16 7PD
Received 17 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/1258/24
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 8 'Surface Water Disposal' and condition 12 'Flood Risk Assessment and management and maintenance plan' on planning permission EPF/2267/19 (Proposed new house with basement adjacent no.41 and new crossover)
41, Manor Road, Chigwell, IG7 5PL
Received 17 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/1259/24
Convert front garden to driveway with new dropped kerb access
98, Jessel Drive, Loughton, IG10 2EQ
Received 17 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/1261/24
Permission for outdoor swimming pool and plant room with changes to hard surfaces and landscaping.
Peakes Farm, South Barn, Mount Road, Theydon Garnon, Epping, CM16 7QA
Received 18 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/1262/24
Grade II listed building application for permission for outdoor swimming pool and plant room with changes to hard surfaces and landscaping.
Peakes Farm, South Barn, Mount Road, Theydon Garnon, Epping, CM16 7QA
Received 18 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/1263/24
Grade II listed building application for alterations and conversions of outbuilding to the south of Clarks Farmhouse to be used as an annexe.
Clarks Farm, Mutton Row, Stanford Rivers, Ongar, CM5 9QH
Received 18 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/1260/24
Alterations and conversions of outbuilding to the south of Clarks Farmhouse to be used as an annexe.
Clarks Farm, Mutton Row, Stanford Rivers, Ongar, CM5 9QH
Received 18 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/1264/24
Certificate of lawful development for a proposed replacement conservatory.
13, Dene Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6BP
Received 18 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/1265/24
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 8 'Residential Travel Information Pack' on planning permission EPF/1690/16 (Demolition of stables and hardstanding, excavation over site to reduce levels and removal of all from site. Provision of access road and turning head. Erection of three detached dwellings and garages including ancillary works and landscaping)
23, Broadbanks, Ivy Chimneys Road, Epping, CM16 4EL
Received 18 Jun 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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