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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 dates50,988Searchable applications
421Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 42,964 approved or refused records
8,776Refused applications
34,188 approved · 8,776 refused · 2,798 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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/0544/25
Retrospective application for single storey rear extension.
Highfield, Moreton Road, Bobbingworth, Ongar, CM5 0LU
Received 17 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0545/25
Retrospective application for part single storey full width rear extension part double storey extension.
64, Roding Road, Loughton, IG10 3EF
Received 17 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0546/25
Demolition of existing garage and construction of a new two storey building, with a bedroom and en-suite above a garage for ancillary use.
28, Tempest Mead, North Weald Bassett, Epping, CM16 6DY
Received 17 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0547/25
Ground Floor Rear Extension with two sky lights.
62, Forest Road, Loughton, IG10 1EQ
Received 17 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0550/25
Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed loft conversion with hip to gable wall, rear dormer and three roof lights on front roof slope.
23, Hillyfields, Loughton, IG10 2JT
Received 17 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0549/25
Prior approval for demolition of existing extension a 6.00m deep single storey rear extension, with height to eaves 3.00m and maximum height 3.65m.
23, Hillyfields, Loughton, IG10 2JT
Received 17 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0552/25
Prior approval for a 4.00m deep single storey rear extension, with height to eaves 2.87m and maximum height 4.00m.
9, Stonards Hill, Loughton, IG10 3EH
Received 17 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0553/25
TPO/EPF/04/75 (Ref: T1) T3: Horse Chestnut - Crown reduce by up to 1.5m, as specified.
Redgrove House, Stonards Hill, Epping, CM16 4QQ
Received 13 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0554/25
Lower Sheering Conservation Area T1: Silver maple - Crown reduce by up to 2m.
Bickerton Court, Sheering Lower Road, Sheering, Harlow, CM21 9FH
Received 14 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0555/25
Construction of swimming pool, outbuilding, shed and greenhouse. Demolish 2 sheds and concrete embankment.
Wardens Hall Estate, Wardens Hall, Fyfield Road, Willingale, Ongar, CM5 0QA
Received 17 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0557/25
Conversion of single dwelling into two dwellings.
13, Vicarage Lane, North Weald Bassett, Epping, CM16 6ET
Received 17 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0556/25
Certficate of Lawful Development for a proposed erection of single storey rear extension.
57, Roebuck Lane, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5QX
Received 17 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0558/25
Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed loft conversion with hip-to-gable extension, rear facing dormer and front roof windows.
39, Russell Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5QF
Received 17 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0559/25
Non-Material Amendment to EPF/2183/22. (Demolish existing garage and form side, rear and porch extension, solar panels, form new driveway and adapt building for means of disabled use) - Addition of roof light to side extension and add an additional wall to front driveway.
Moena, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
Received 17 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0561/25
Demolition of existing garage and proposed three number terraced houses.
Unit 4 Bansons Yard, Adjacent To, High Street, Ongar, CM5 9AA
Received 17 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0560/25
Proposed roof remodelling to provide a loft conversion incorporating an increase of the existing ridge level (Revised Submission).
33, Blackacre Road, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7LT
Received 17 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0562/25
Rear single extension and a side double extension.
Borrowdale, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RD
Received 17 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0563/25
Proposed ground floor rear and side extensions, front hip to gable and rear roof extensions including raising of the ridge height by 450mm and proposed porch.
40, Sheering Lower Road, Sheering, Harlow, CM21 9LG
Received 18 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0564/25
Confirmation of Discharge of Planning Conditions 3,4,7,8,10,13,14,15,17,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,37,38 on planning permission EPF/0917/21 (Redevelopment of the former school buildings and depot. Demolition of five buildings and the retention of three locally listed buildings. Development to comprise erection of new apartment buildings and the conversion, extension and change of use of the existing locally listed Centrepoint building and Cookery School to provide a mix of residential units (Use Class C3) and ancillary communal amenity areas. Extension and refurbishment of two existing locally listed semi-detached caretaker cottages. Revised vehicular and pedestrian access from St Johns Road and new pedestrian access from High Street, all associated car and cycle parking, servicing, hard and soft landscaping and associated works)
Land at St Johns Road, St Johns Road, Epping
Received 14 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0565/25
Single storey side and rear extensions, loft conversion and alterations.
9, Rahn Road, Epping, CM16 4JB
Received 18 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0566/25
Dropped kerb in connection with previous consent for a new dwelling at 46A Roding Lane.
48, Roding Lane, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6BJ
Received 18 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0567/25
Conversion of Garage to a habitable room and bathroom facility. Ground floor side window to the new bathroom.
18, Chester Road, Chigwell, IG7 6AJ
Received 18 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0568/25
TPO/EPF/07/74 T1: Sweet Chestnut - Crown reduce by up to 2.5m and reshape, as specified. T2: Sycamore - Crown reduce by up to 2.5m and reshape, as specified. NB The permitted specification of works is detailed in the conditions below.
4, Westbury Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5NW
Received 18 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0570/25
Loft conversion with rear dormer and front skylights.
2, Walnut Way, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6HX
Received 18 Mar 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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