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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 dates49,720Searchable applications
409Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 41,724 approved or refused records
8,530Refused applications
33,194 approved · 8,530 refused · 2,737 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Jul 1999 to 23 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 28 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2554/24
Conversion of structure into a residential dwelling.
15, Stradbroke Drive, Chigwell, IG7 5QU
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/2555/24
Single storey side and rear extensions, and front porch.
25, Priory Road, Loughton, IG10 1AF
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/2556/24
Certificate of lawful development for a proposed rear dormer and front roof lights in connection with a loft conversion.
8, Bowes Drive, Ongar, CM5 9AU
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/2558/24
Demolition of existing garages and replacement of new double garage.
6, Amesbury, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3LQ
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/2557/24
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 9 'Hard and Soft Landscaping' on planning permission EPF/2713/21 (Erection of 14 dwellings (4 flats and 10 dwellings) (resubmission of EPF/3040/19)
Land at former Chimes Garden Centre, Old Nazeing Road, Nazeing, EN10 6RJ
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/2559/24
Single storey extension to front of the garage.
4, Manor Road, Chigwell, IG7 5PD
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/2562/24
Prior Approval for the construction of a single storey rear extension which will extend beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling by 8.0m, for which the maximum height will be 4.0m and the height at the eaves will be 3.0m.
68, Wellfields, Loughton, IG10 1NY
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/2563/24
Two storey side extension.
53, Mason Way, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3EN
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/2568/24
Grade II listed building application Permission for already constructed lobby which has been built with an eaves level higher than that of the originally consented scheme.
North Wilmore Barn, Workers Road, High Laver, Ongar, CM5 0DZ
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/2560/24
Demolition of existing house including outbuildings and garage to be replaced by a single-family dwelling (incorporating existing outbuildings), together with associated single storey garage with attached annex and landscaping.
Hillside, Vicarage Lane, Chigwell, IG7 6LZ
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/2561/24
Single storey addition to replace conservatory, first floor extensions to infill rear corners with changes to roof and fenestration.
88, Sheering Lower Road, Sheering, Harlow, CM21 9LH
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/2564/24
Certificate of lawful development for a proposed single storey rear extension.
39, North Street, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2NH
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/2565/24
Proposed single storey rear, side and front extension.
39, Roding Lane, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6BJ
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/2566/24
Demolition of existing conservatory and construction of new single storey rear extension.
9, Field Close, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5AQ
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/2567/24
Permission for already constructed lobby which has been built with an eaves level higher than that of the originally consented scheme.
North Wilmore Barn, Workers Road, High Laver, Ongar, CM5 0DZ
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/2569/24
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 9 'External finishes' on planning permission EPF/0591/24 (Erection of building and plant room, alterations and improvements to North Bungalow to provide Community Diagnostic Centre; Reorganisation of car park and provision of drop off parking area and ambulance / disabled parking; gas store; cycle store; landscaping; lighting; photo-voltaic system on roof areas; external roof top plant and ancillary works/infrastructure).
Spencer Close, The Plain, Epping, CM16 6TN
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/2570/24
Proposed Ground Floor rear and side extensions, front hip to gable and rear roof extensions and side dormer extension.
40, Sheering Lower Road, Sheering, Harlow, CM21 9LG
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/2572/24
Certificate of lawful development for a proposed single storey rear extension.
45, Mayflower Way, Ongar, CM5 9BA
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/2571/24
Removal of existing conservatory, ground and first floor front extensions. Roof extension including side and rear dormers. Replacement of existing chimney stack with two smaller chimneys.
10, Hillcrest Road, Loughton, IG10 4QQ
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/2574/24
Replacement of temporary stables with stable block.
Moor Hall Farm, Matching Green Road, Matching, Harlow, CM17 0PE
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/2573/24
Demolition and removal of existing Storage Yard, including all permanent and storage structures that form B1/B8 use class, to be replaced with 9nr. four bedroom traditional detached houses.
Paslow Common Farm, Nine Ashes Road, High Ongar, Ongar, Ingatestone, CM4 0JY
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/2579/24
First-floor rear extension (partial), garage conversion, and loft conversion.
41, Tycehurst Hill, Loughton, IG10 1BZ
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/2577/24
Certificate of lawful development for a proposed rear dormer window and front roof lights in connection with a loft conversion.
78, Alderton Hall Lane, Loughton, IG10 3HE
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decision MadeEPF/2575/24
Rural Enterprise Development Consisting of Proposed extensions to existing Blocks B-D and a proposed new build Block A (Designated Employment Site RUR.E16)
Taylors Farm, Gravel Lane, Chigwell, IG7 6DQ
Received 23 Dec 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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