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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
51,709Searchable applications
407Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 43,646 approved or refused records
8,917Refused applications

34,729 approved · 8,917 refused · 2,832 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Jul 1999 to 27 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 29 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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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  1. Decision MadeEPF/0843/25

    Certificate of lawful development for a proposed garage/outbuilding.

    1, Holly Close, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6HT

    Received 16 Apr 2025
  2. Decision MadeEPF/0842/25

    Baldwin's Hill Conservation Area T1, T2, T3: 3 x Poplar - Pollard to 6m above ground level. T4: Cedar - Crown reduce by up to 3m. G1: Conifers - Reduce height by up to 4m.

    48, Baldwins Hill, Loughton, IG10 1SF

    Received 16 Apr 2025
  3. Decision MadeEPF/0845/25

    Grade II Listed building consent for extension to west elevation and internal and external remedial works and upgrade alterations including new windows and internal layout changes

    The Old Rectory, Church Lane, Sheering, Harlow, CM22 7NR

    Received 14 Apr 2025
  4. Decision MadeEPF/0841/25

    Grade II listed building application for re-roofing, Replacement timber boarding, Repair and Replacement timber windows and doors.

    Brook House, Harlow Road, Moreton, Ongar, CM5 0DL

    Received 16 Apr 2025
  5. Decision MadeEPF/0844/25

    Variation to Condition 2 of EPF/2330/21 (Proposed demolition of existing stable building and construction of single dwelling and associated external works.)

    Jemswood, Widows Farm, Toot Hill Road, Ongar, CM5 9QR

    Received 16 Apr 2025
  6. Decision MadeEPF/0846/25

    Grade II listed building consent for replacement of conservatory with side extension, and internal remodeling to basement and ground floors.

    6, The Maltings, Palmers Hill, Epping, CM16 6SG

    Received 15 Apr 2025
  7. Decision MadeEPF/0847/25

    TPO/EPF/15/98 (Ref: T4, T5) 2 x Horse Chestnut - Fell and replace, as specified. NB: The permitted specification of works is detailed in the conditions below.

    30A, Stag Lane, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5TD

    Received 16 Apr 2025
  8. Decision MadeEPF/0848/25

    Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 12 (Landscape and Environmental Management Plan - LEMP), 15 (Boundary Treatment), 16 (Secure by Design), 18 (Cycle Parking) and 19 (Workplace Travel Plan) 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 16 Apr 2025
  9. Under ConsultationEPF/0849/25

    Outline planning application, with all matters reserved except access, for the demolition of the existing gate security and fire station buildings and redevelopment of the Site to deliver a data centre campus, with up to 2 no. data centre buildings and separate offices, delivering up to 77,148m² gross external area (GEA) of floorspace (Use Class B8), including emergency back-up generators, energy storage (fuel tanks and/or battery storage), a new security entrance, electricity substations, internal roads, car parking, hard a soft landscaping including an airfield safety bund, secure perimeter fencing, media and utility infrastructure and other ancillary development.

    Land West of Merlin Way, North Weald Airfield, North Weald Bassett, CM16 6AA

    Received 16 Apr 2025
  10. Decision MadeEPF/0850/25

    Certificate of lawful development for a B8 Existing Use of storage and distribution yard of scaffolding equipment and building materials in continuous use on site in excess of 10 years.

    Adjacent To Monkswood Nursery Pick Hill Demolition Yard, Pick Hill, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3LE

    Received 16 Apr 2025
  11. Decision MadeEPF/0851/25

    Demolition of existing garage/stable and construction of new garage of the same volume/mass.

    Byrneville, Back Lane, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2RS

    Received 16 Apr 2025
  12. Decision MadeEPF/0852/25

    Retrospective consent for change of use of former stable block to office space (use class E). External and internal refurbishment works to bring the building into viable use.

    Hunters Hall Farm, Chambers Manor Farm Lane, Epping Upland, Epping, CM16 6PL

    Received 16 Apr 2025
  13. Decision MadeEPF/0853/25

    Overhead line Exemption Notice - for HV pole in car park.

    Harlow Garden Centre, Canes Lane, Hastingwood, Harlow, CM17 9LD

    Received 16 Apr 2025
  14. Decision MadeEPF/0854/25

    TPO/EPF/07/80 T1: Horse Chestnut - Crown reduce height by up to 3m, as specified. Reduce lateral spread by up to 2m, as specified. Selective prune of lateral branches away from building to provide 1m clearance, as specified. NB: The permitted specification of works is detailed in the conditions below.

    20-22, Forest Road, Loughton, IG10 1DX

    Received 16 Apr 2025
  15. Decision MadeEPF/0857/25

    Single storey extension.

    Sunnydene, King Street, High Ongar, Ongar, CM5 9NS

    Received 16 Apr 2025
  16. Decision MadeEPF/0855/25

    s73 Variation to timing of Condition 8 (EVCP) attached to approved consent 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 (Revised Scheme to EPF/1204/22).)

    1, Langston Road, Loughton, IG10 3SD

    Received 16 Apr 2025
  17. Decision MadeEPF/0856/25

    Replacement Single Dwelling House

    28, Ollards Grove, Loughton, IG10 4DW

    Received 16 Apr 2025
  18. Decision MadeEPF/0858/25

    Proposed replacement outbuilding.

    Valley View, Colemans Lane, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2EA

    Received 16 Apr 2025
  19. Decision MadeEPF/0859/25

    Demolition of existing garage/stable and construction of new garage of the same volume/mass.

    Byrneville, Back Lane, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2RS

    Received 16 Apr 2025
  20. Decision MadeEPF/0860/25

    Proposed single storey rear extension with pitched roof to replace existing conservatory.

    60, Garnon Mead, Coopersale, Epping, CM16 7RW

    Received 17 Apr 2025
  21. Decision MadeEPF/0861/25

    Rear extension at first floor level, new external staircase, installation of solar panels and air-source heat pump, replacement external cladding & facade treatment, alterations to fenestration, new rooflight, rear extension at ground floor level and works to replace the existing entrance hall.

    6, Ducketts Mead, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5EG

    Received 17 Apr 2025
  22. Decision MadeEPF/0862/25

    Application for approval of details reserved by Conditions 3, 5, 8 & 11 and granted permission on EPF/2584/24 (Variation of condition 2 'Plan no's' on planning permission EPF/1376/24 (Alterations and Extensions with Part Demolition to 12 Lower Park Road, with a replacement dwelling for 12a Lower Park Road).)

    12, Lower Park Road, Loughton, IG10 4NA

    Received 17 Apr 2025
  23. Decision MadeEPF/0863/25

    Demolition of one residential dwelling on Bridge Hill and the construction of nine new dwellings, incorporating new access, parking, landscaping, and pedestrian and cycle connections.

    30 Bridge Hill and Land to the Rear, Epping, CM16 4ER

    Received 17 Apr 2025
  24. Decision MadeEPF/0864/25

    Listed building consent for proposed extensions and upgrade of facade from render to timber cladding.

    New Barns Farm, Threshers, Roding Lane, Chigwell, IG7 6BJ

    Received 17 Apr 2025

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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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