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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
50,876Searchable applications
421Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 42,848 approved or refused records
8,756Refused applications

34,092 approved · 8,756 refused · 2,794 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Jul 1999 to 27 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026
Planning 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

  1. Decision MadeEPF/0472/25

    Outbuilding for granny annex incidental to existing dwelling.

    6 Langley Green, Nazeing Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2JJ

    Received 6 Mar 2025
  2. Decision MadeEPF/0474/25

    Roof extension comprising rear and side dorner windows to facilitate loft rooms.

    46, Orchard Drive, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7DJ

    Received 6 Mar 2025
  3. Decision MadeEPF/0473/25

    Front porch extension to include a WC and re-configuration of the staircase

    44, Shaftesbury Road, Epping, CM16 5BJ

    Received 6 Mar 2025
  4. Decision MadeEPF/0475/25

    Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed hip to gable and rear dormer.

    25, Upper Park, Loughton, IG10 4EY

    Received 6 Mar 2025
  5. Decision MadeEPF/0476/25

    Proposed single storey rear extension and minor alterations to the first floor rear window.

    25, Upper Park, Loughton, IG10 4EY

    Received 6 Mar 2025
  6. Decision MadeEPF/0477/25

    Vehicle crossing - Dropped kerb.

    82, Moreton Road, Ongar, CM5 0AP

    Received 6 Mar 2025
  7. Decision MadeEPF/0479/25

    New Signage to replace the existing.

    King William IV, High Road, Chigwell, IG7 6PJ

    Received 6 Mar 2025
  8. Decision MadeEPF/0478/25

    Loft conversion with front dormer and 4 roof windows.

    106, Blenheim Square, North Weald Bassett, Epping, CM16 6FQ

    Received 6 Mar 2025
  9. Decision MadeEPF/0480/25

    Roof alterations to construct a loft conversion.

    9, Glebelands, Chigwell, IG7 4QG

    Received 6 Mar 2025
  10. Decision MadeEPF/0481/25

    TPO/EPF/04/79 T24: Oak - Crown reduce by up to 2m, as specified.

    1 Stony Path, Loughton, IG10 1SJ

    Received 5 Mar 2025
  11. Decision MadeEPF/0482/25

    Prior approval for a single storey 6m rear extension with overall height no more than 4m and eaves height no more than 3m on an end-terraced house.

    Mead Cottage, Pynest Green Lane, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3QN

    Received 7 Mar 2025
  12. Decision MadeEPF/0483/25

    Certificate of lawful development for a proposed detached outbuilding.

    Orchard Cottage, Shellow Road, Willingale, Ongar, CM5 0SS

    Received 7 Mar 2025
  13. Decision MadeEPF/0484/25

    Prior Approval for the change of use of agricultural building to form 2 no. dwellings alongside associated development. An existing agricultural building is to be converted into residential use, referred to as ‘Building C’ as shown on drawing reference 24x13x01 Rev A Site Location.

    New Farm House, Copped Hall Estate, High Road, Epping, CM16 5HT

    Received 7 Mar 2025
  14. Decision MadeEPF/0485/25

    Prior approval for proposed enlargement to dwellinghouses by construction of additional storey.

    Millside, Toot Hill Road, Ongar, CM5 9LJ

    Received 6 Mar 2025
  15. Decision MadeEPF/0486/25

    Internal refurbishment of an existing Co-op food store. Works include replacing an existing Soham rear goods entrance door set like-for-like with new, a new Cat ladder for safe access to the roof plant, a new bespoke timber & polycarbonate rain canopy to the side elevation and the replacement roof mounted plant with new.

    113-117, Upshire Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3PE

    Received 7 Mar 2025
  16. Decision MadeEPF/0487/25

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 20 'Landscaping Details' on planning permission EPF/0007/24 (Residential development comprising residential dwellings (Use Class C3), together with car parking, garden spaces, a flexible café/commercial use (Use Class E) with vehicular access from High Road (B1393) external landscaping and associated development).

    Tudor House, High Road, Thornwood, Epping, CM16 6LT

    Received 7 Mar 2025
  17. Decision MadeEPF/0489/25

    4no 3 bedroom houses in total, in a terrace configuration.

    69, Church Hill, Loughton, IG10 1QP

    Received 7 Mar 2025
  18. Decision MadeEPF/0488/25

    Single rear extension with crown roof & skylight.

    Hawthorn Cottage, 4 Bumbles Green Lane, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2SG

    Received 7 Mar 2025
  19. Decision MadeEPF/0490/25

    Prior approval for a 3.50m deep Single storey monopitch rear extension with roof lights. Height to eaves 2.56 and maximum height 3.66m.

    12, Beamish Close, North Weald Bassett, Epping, CM16 6JN

    Received 10 Mar 2025
  20. Decision MadeEPF/0492/25

    TPO/EPF/28/89 T3: Oak - Crown reduce, as specified.

    4, Oakend House, Connaught Hill, Loughton, IG10 4DU

    Received 10 Mar 2025
  21. Decision MadeEPF/0493/25

    Single storey rear extension and boundary wall changes.

    12, Upper Swaines, Epping, CM16 5EP

    Received 10 Mar 2025
  22. Decision MadeEPF/0494/25

    An agricultural steel frame building.

    Mitchells Farm, Stapleford Road, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1EJ

    Received 10 Mar 2025
  23. Decision MadeEPF/0496/25

    Application for approval of details reserved by Condition 4 'Foundation Details' on EPF/2161/24 (Ground Floor Side Extension).

    18B, York House, York Hill, Loughton, IG10 1RL

    Received 10 Mar 2025
  24. Decision MadeEPF/0495/25

    TPO/EPF/05/14 T1: Oak - Selective reduction of overhanging branches by up to 2m, as specified.

    Land east of 28 Rodney Road, Ongar, CM5 9HN

    Received 4 Mar 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.

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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