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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates51,810Searchable applications
402Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 43,741 approved or refused records
8,934Refused applications
34,807 approved · 8,934 refused · 2,839 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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/0893/25
Prior approval for a 4.80m deep single storey rear extension, with height to eaves 3.00m and maximum height 3.10m.
1, Hill Top View, Chigwell, IG8 8BG
Received 24 Apr 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0894/25
Application for approval of details reserved by 5 condition on planning permission EPF/0634/23 (Grade II* Listed Building Application for new outdoor swimming pool in the grounds of a listed building together with small single storey side extension and rebuilding small existing 20th century timber outbuilding).
Fairlands, Anchor Lane, Abbess Beauchamp And Berners Roding, Ongar, CM5 0JR
Received 24 Apr 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0895/25
Garage conversion and the construction of new entrance porch to front. Roof lantern to existing rear extension.
63, Lower Swaines, Epping, CM16 5ES
Received 24 Apr 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0896/25
Single storey, pitched roof side extension, new rear dormer window and loft conversion.
28, Princesfield Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3PH
Received 24 Apr 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0897/25
Installation of 4no condenser units on existing main roof.
284 Job Centre, High Road, Loughton, IG10 1RH
Received 24 Apr 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0898/25
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (materials) & 4 ( windows & doors details) on planning permission EPF/2078/24 (Grade II listed building application for a two storey rear addition).
The Old Forge, Dunmow Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0NN
Received 24 Apr 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0899/25
Erection of a Single storey rear extension, loft conversion with front dormer extensions and approved rear dormer extension (rear dormer approved under PD ref: EPF/0328/25 ).
6, Hornbeam Close, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7JT
Received 24 Apr 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0900/25
Construct a new outbuilding.
23 Ivy Chimney Road Epping CM16 4EL
Received 25 Apr 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0901/25
Single and two storey rear extension plus the conversion of existing attached brick storage rooms to a utility room.
12, Greenfields, Loughton, IG10 3HH
Received 25 Apr 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0903/25
TPO/EPF/25/94 (Ref: A1) A1: Ash - Crown reduce height and spread by up to 3m, as specified. NB: The permitted specification of works is detailed in the conditions below.
68, Habgood Road, Loughton, IG10 1HE
Received 25 Apr 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0902/25
Part two storey and part single storey front and side extensions, part two storey and part single storey rear extension and internal alterations. External swimming pool and small outbuilding.
59, Hemnall Street, Epping, CM16 4LZ
Received 25 Apr 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0904/25
TPO/EPF/31/89 T2: Oak - Crown reduce height by up to 4m and blend into upper crown, as specified. NB: The permitted specification of works is detailed in the conditions below.
26, Pyrles Lane, Loughton, IG10 2NH
Received 25 Apr 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0906/25
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 9 & 15 on planning permission EPF/0555/24 (Variation to Condition 2 " Plan numbers on planning permission EPF/0073/19 (Residential Development to create x 4 no dwelling and four garages).
Land Adjoining Brook Cottage, School Lane, Abbess Beauchamp And Berners Roding, Ongar, CM5 0NY
Received 25 Apr 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0907/25
Proposed new main roof, incorporating a new loft conversion with a flat roof rear dormer with a Juliet balcony.
46, Upper Park, Loughton, IG10 4EQ
Received 28 Apr 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0908/25
Single storey detached garden outbuilding.
10, Chigwell Park Drive, Chigwell, IG7 5BD
Received 28 Apr 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0909/25
Single storey rear extension.
25, Stonyshotts, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3DF
Received 28 Apr 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0910/25
Change of use of existing agricultural building to dwellinghouses (Class C3 use).
Greensted Barn, Greensted Road, Ongar, CM5 9LE
Received 28 Apr 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0911/25
TPO/EPF/42/91 (Ref: T5) T1: Corsican Pine - Fell and replace, as specified. NB: The permitted specification of works is detailed in the conditions below.
2, Clays Lane, Loughton, IG10 2RZ
Received 28 Apr 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0912/25
Cladding of existing shipping containers with traditional ship-lapped black timber horizontal cladding and introducing a new small tea hut timber structure abut the existing containers.
39, Abridge Village Hall, Ongar Road, Lambourne, Romford, RM4 1UD
Received 28 Apr 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0914/25
Nazeing & South Roydon Conservation Area T1, T2, T3 & T5: 4 x Conifer - Fell T4: Victoria Plum - Fell
Stokeford, 5-6 Sibley Row, Common Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2DG
Received 14 Apr 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0913/25
Advertisement consent for digital display screen positioned inside the store advertising deals, produce etc.
7-9, Sun Street, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1ER
Received 28 Apr 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0915/25
Prior approval for a 6.00m deep single storey rear extension, with height to eaves 3.00m and maximum height 3.00m
39, Chestnut Close, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6EL
Received 28 Apr 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0917/25
TPO/EPF/78/10 T6 & T9: London Plane - Crown reduce by up to 4m, as specified. T18: London Plane - Selective prune of overhanging branches away from building by up to 3m, as specified. Crown reduce by up to 3m, as specified. T19: London Plane - Crown reduce by up to 3m, as specified. T20: Oak - Selective prune of overhanging branches away from building by up to 4m, as specified. Crown lift by up to 4m above ground level, as specified. NB: The permitted specification of works is detailed in the conditions below.
North Wing, Office 1 Ground Floor, Horseshoe Hill, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3SL
Received 28 Apr 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0916/25
Single storey rear extension, first floor extension above existing side attached garage, single storey porch extension and store front elevation.
89, Centre Drive, Epping, CM16 4JD
Received 28 Apr 2025
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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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