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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 dates
47,314Searchable applications
404Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 39,467 approved or refused records
8,022Refused applications

31,445 approved · 8,022 refused · 2,628 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026
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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

  1. Decision MadeEPF/1600/24

    Proposed rear additions; part replacement.

    Farm Cottage, Ashlyns Lane, Ongar, CM5 0ND

    Received 5 Aug 2024
  2. Decision MadeEPF/1595/24

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3'External Finishes and condition 4 'Additional drawings' on planning permission EPF/0984/24 (Grade II Listed Building Consent for proposed demolition of post 1948 additions; extension of existing building to create 2 dwellings; widening of existing vehicular crossovers)

    Horseshoe Cottage, Horseshoe Hill, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3SN

    Received 29 Jul 2024
  3. Decision MadeEPF/1596/24

    Non Material Amendment to EPF/1134/24 (Single storey rear extension and loft conversion to provide additional bedroom and prayer room) - Changes to rear dormer.

    3, Gainsborough Place, Chigwell, IG7 6LA

    Received 5 Aug 2024
  4. Decision MadeEPF/1598/24

    Two storey rear extension with part single storey including rear dormer (Now known as 4A) .

    4, Hill Road, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7LX

    Received 5 Aug 2024
  5. Decision MadeEPF/1599/24

    TPO/EPF/18/90 T1: Oak - Crown reduce lateral branches by up to 2.5m, as specified. Crown lift by up to 4.5m from ground, as specified.

    17, Farthingale Lane, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3NF

    Received 5 Aug 2024
  6. Decision MadeEPF/1602/24

    Reconstruction of the roof structure and replacement of windows following fire damage.

    Flat 15,17,19 and 21 The Cedars, Off Brook Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5TS

    Received 5 Aug 2024
  7. Decision MadeEPF/1603/24

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 'External Finishes' and condition 4 'Surface Water Disposal' and condition 5 'Contamination' on planning permission EPF/2417/22 (Construction of new dwelling with associated car parking)

    67, Palmers Grove, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2QE

    Received 5 Aug 2024
  8. Decision MadeEPF/1604/24

    3 extensions to existing property

    27, St Johns Road, Loughton, IG10 1RZ

    Received 5 Aug 2024
  9. Recommendation MadeEPF/1605/24

    Outline application, with all matters reserved except for access, for the erection of between 185 and 195 dwellings and 5 Gypsy and Traveller pitches, together with associated parking and landscaping.

    Land to the west of Tyler's Green & South of A414, North Weald Bassett, Epping

    Received 5 Aug 2024
  10. Decision MadeEPF/1607/24

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 5 'Surface Water Disposal' on planning permission EPF/2766/23 (Variation to condition 2 on EPF/2259/21 (Demolition of existing dwelling house, standalone stable block, hardstanding tennis court, and replacement with new dwelling)

    Mulberry, Woodbury Hill, Loughton, IG10 1JB

    Received 5 Aug 2024
  11. Decision MadeEPF/1606/24

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition11 'Verification' on planning permission EPF/0304/19 (Redevelopment of site to provide 16 houses and 10 flats, including a new community hall (class D1/D2), associated parking, access, hard and soft landscaping and all ancillary works)

    St Thomas More RC Church site, Willingale Road, Loughton, IG10 2DD

    Received 5 Aug 2024
  12. Decision MadeEPF/1608/24

    Two storey side extension, part two storey and part first floor rear extension, single storey front extension and loft conversion incorporating rear dormer.

    4 Victoria Cottages, Horseshoe Hill, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3SP

    Received 5 Aug 2024
  13. Decision MadeEPF/1609/24

    Part single, part double storey rear extension, roof replacement to crown roof with rear dormer and side roof windows, along with alterations to fenestrations.

    19, Bury Road, Epping, CM16 5ET

    Received 5 Aug 2024
  14. Decision MadeEPF/1610/24

    Open Air Outdoor Structure.

    5 Bassett Fields, 272A High Road, North Weald Bassett, Epping, CM16 6EF

    Received 31 Jul 2024
  15. Decision MadeEPF/1611/24

    Decking In front of the shop.

    Metro Superstore Ltd, 785 Chigwell Road, Chigwell, IG8 8AU

    Received 6 Aug 2024
  16. Decision MadeEPF/1614/24

    Single storey rear extension

    40, The Orchards, Epping, CM16 7AT

    Received 6 Aug 2024
  17. Decision MadeEPF/1612/24

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 14 'External Finishes' on planning permission EPF/0016/19 (Proposed development of x 23 no. new homes with associated parking facilities, cycle stores and rubbish disposal)

    Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB

    Received 6 Aug 2024
  18. Decision MadeEPF/1613/24

    Certificate of lawful development for a proposed 'L' shaped rear dormer, front rooflights in connection with a loft conversion.

    18, Chapel Road, Epping, CM16 5DS

    Received 6 Aug 2024
  19. Decision MadeEPF/1615/24

    Conversion of nursery with dwelling house into E(c)(ii)-Office.

    Normandy Nursery, Avey Lane, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3QH

    Received 6 Aug 2024
  20. Decision MadeEPF/1616/24

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 5 'Foundation Details', condition 6'Surface Water Disposal', condition 7 'Hard and Soft Landscaping', condition 8 'EVCP' and condition 16 'Part M4(2) Building Regulations' on planning permission EPF/1108/23 (Erection of 2 new detached dwelling houses with associated parking and landscaping)

    Redbridge, Oak Hill Road, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1EH

    Received 6 Aug 2024
  21. Decision MadeEPF/1617/24

    Proposed Front Two Dormers

    6, Cannons Lane, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0SE

    Received 6 Aug 2024
  22. Decision MadeEPF/1618/24

    Certificate of lawful development for a proposed garden room and office.

    24, Piercing Hill, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7JW

    Received 6 Aug 2024
  23. Decision MadeEPF/1619/24

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 (Construction Environmental Management Plan - CEMP), condition 4 (Construction Management Statement), condition 5 (Tree Protection/Arboricultural Method statement) and condition 6 (Thames Water Piling Method Statement) on planning permission EPF/0035/24 (Redevelopment of the site to provide a new self-storage facility (Use Class B8), new light Industrial workspace / incubator units (Use Class E(g)(iii)) and a new hotel (Use Class C1) with associated car and cycle parking, landscaping and other works ancillary to the development.

    1, Langston Road, Loughton, IG10 3SD

    Received 7 Aug 2024
  24. Decision MadeEPF/1620/24

    Certificate of lawful development for proposed demolition of the existing rear extension and erection of a replacement in same footprint.

    Fortune Cottage, Epping Long Green, Epping Upland, Epping, CM16 6QL

    Received 7 Aug 2024

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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.

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