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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 dates46,960Searchable applications
404Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 39,148 approved or refused records
7,958Refused applications
31,190 approved · 7,958 refused · 2,609 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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.
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/1498/24
Residential conversion of former grain store building.
Abbess Hall, Green Hill Road, Abbess Beauchamp And Berners Roding, Ongar, CM5 0PA
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/1499/24
Prior approval for a 8.0m deep single storey ground floor rear extension, height to eaves 3.0m and maximum height 3.2m.
80, Bracken Drive, Chigwell, IG7 5RD
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/1500/24
Single ground floor front and rear extension including front porch and rear roof extension with front and rear dormer windows velux window to the sides.
80, Bracken Drive, Chigwell, IG7 5RD
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/1501/24
Prior approval for a 6.0m deep single storey rear extension, height to eaves 3.0m and maximum height 3.0m.
50, Hycliffe Gardens, Chigwell, IG7 5HJ
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/1502/24
TPO/EPF/21/93 (Ref: T33 & T34) T1 & T2: Lime - Crown reduce to previous pruning points, as specified.
Derwood, Kendal Avenue, Epping, CM16 4PP
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/1503/24
TPO/EPF/28/08 (Ref: T6) T1: Lime - Crown reduce height by up to 4m, as specified. Crown thin by 15%, as specified.
2, Theydon Place, Epping, CM16 4NH
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/1513/24
Replacement windows, timber fascias, soffits and rainwater goods.
25-39, Plantaganet Place, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1BF
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/1506/24
Replacement windows, timber fascias, soffits and rainwater goods.
9, Plantaganet Place, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1BF
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/1508/24
Replacement windows, timber fascias, soffits and rainwater goods.
13, Plantaganet Place, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1BF
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/1509/24
Replacement windows, timber fascias, soffits and rainwater goods.
19, Plantaganet Place, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1BF
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/1507/24
Replacement windows, timber fascias, soffits and rainwater goods.
11, Plantaganet Place, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1BF
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/1504/24
Replacement windows, timber fascias, soffits and rainwater goods.
3, Plantaganet Place, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1BF
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/1505/24
Replacement windows, timber fascias, soffits and rainwater goods.
5, Plantaganet Place, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1BF
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/1510/24
Replacement windows, timber fascias, soffits and rainwater goods.
21, Plantaganet Place, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1BF
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/1511/24
Replacement windows, timber fascias, soffits and rainwater goods.
23, Plantaganet Place, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1BF
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/1515/24
New boundary gates
24, Church Lane, Loughton, IG10 1PD
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/1512/24
Replacement windows, timber fascias, soffits and rainwater goods.
2 & 2a, 4, 6 and 8 , Plantaganet Place, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1BF
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/1514/24
Rear ground floor and first floor extension.
13, Murtwell Drive, Chigwell, IG7 5ED
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/1516/24
Rear 4m in length kitchen extension with lantern skylight
14, Theydon Place, Epping, CM16 4NH
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/1520/24
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3 External Materials, 5 - Surface Water Drainage, 6 - Hard and Soft Landscaping, Condition 8 - Flood Risk Assessment, 9 - Surface Water Drainage of EPF/0742/23 (Construct New Dwelling (original dwelling already demolished)).
Hillview, St Leonards Road, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2HQ
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/1517/24
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3 Types and Colours of external finishes, 4 Additional Details of joinery and 6 Sample brickwork panel of EPF/1721/23 and EPF/1727/23 LB - (Single storey rear extension and Grade II listed building consent for single storey rear extension).
49-51, Bell Common, Epping, CM16 4DY
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/1518/24
Replacement windows, timber fascias, soffits and rainwater goods.
17, Plantaganet Place, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1BF
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/1519/24
First floor rear extension and removal of chimney.
4, Broadfield Way, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5AG
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/1521/24
Refenestration of the existing elevations, demolition of existing porch and conservatory, and construction of the new portico and rear extension.
59, Spring Grove, Loughton, IG10 4QE
Received 24 Jul 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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