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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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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 dates51,107Searchable applications
421Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 43,087 approved or refused records
8,795Refused applications
34,292 approved · 8,795 refused · 2,799 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0571/25
Existing single storey rear extension replaced with new single storey extension, part being two storey. Existing roof replaced with higher eaves and ridge, new accommodation within roof space. New window configuration in new rendered walls. Single storey front entrance porch.
Willows, Sidney Road, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7DT
Received 18 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0572/25
Certificate of lawful development for a proposed single storey rear extension. Max eaves height of 3m. Maximum height less than 4m.Materials to match existing.
119, Burney Drive, Loughton, IG10 2DY
Received 18 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0573/25
Single storey rear extension, conversion of garage to habitable room raising roof to garage flat roof, single storey side extension, porch enclosure and removal of chimney stack.
47, Longfields, Ongar, CM5 9BZ
Received 18 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0578/25
Agricultural steel portal frame Hay storage Barn.
Maybanks Farm, Epping Road, Ongar, CM5 9SQ
Received 19 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0575/25
Demolition of Existing Buildings and Erection of Replacement Dwelling.
Tarrymans, Birds Green, Willingale, Ongar, CM5 0PP
Received 19 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0574/25
Certificate of lawful development for existing use of dwelling without compliance with agricultural tie.
3 Envilles Cottages, Abbess Road, Little Laver, Ongar, CM5 0JH
Received 19 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0577/25
Extension of existing garage and conversion into habitable space with the new roofing.
108, Pancroft, Lambourne, Romford, RM4 1DA
Received 19 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0579/25
Waltham Abbey Conservation Area T1-T3: 3 x Limes - Crown reduce by 1.5 metres. T4-T7: 4 x Mixed species, young self-set trees - Remove.
36 Highbridge Street, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1BS
Received 19 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0580/25
Proposed construction of a new detached residential building comprising a 2 storey x 1 bedroom dwelling, together with associated access, parking, and refuse storage facilities.
Land at Back Lane Buckhurst Hill, Essex, IG9 5LU rear of 61 Queens Road, Buckhurst Hill
Received 19 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0581/25
Non-Material Amendment to EPF/0694/24 (Variation of condition 2 'Plan no's' on planning permission EPF/2895/22 (Loading bay extension to existing industrial facility, at Debden Security Printing Ltd. Langston Road, Loughton, IG10 3PB)
Bank Of England Printing Works, Langston Road, Loughton, IG10 3TN
Received 19 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0582/25
Variation of Condition 12 `Grave markers' of EPF/0526/17 (Use as a woodland cemetery with the erection of a meeting hall and associated buildings.)
Netherhouse Farm, Sewardstone Road, Waltham Abbey, E4 7RJ
Received 19 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0583/25
Change of use of Unit 3 from light industrial/storage to MOT Testing Station with tyre/vehicle repair and servicing.
Sedge Green Nursery, Sedge Green, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2PA
Received 19 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0585/25
Application for approval of details reserved by Conditions 6, 7 and 8 Contamination on planning permission on EPF/2808/20 (Demolition of structures to the rear of 75-77 Queens Road and erection of 8 new dwellings (Revised Scheme to EPF/2514/19) - allowed on appeal.
Rear of 75, 75a-c,77 Queens Road Buckhurst Hill IG9 5BW
Received 19 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0584/25
Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed rear dormer with rooflights on front slope.
19, The Gladeway, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1LL
Received 19 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0586/25
Proposed two storey side & rear extension.
2, Heath Drive, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7HL
Received 19 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0587/25
New self-build dwelling with basement.
10 Fiddlers Hamlet, Mount Road, Epping, CM16 7PQ
Received 19 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0590/25
Conversion of garage into habitable room, two storey front extension. single storey rear extension, first floor rear infill extension and loft front and rear skylights
1, Great Owl Road, Chigwell, IG7 6AL
Received 19 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0588/25
Part first floor rear extension over ground floor extension with wider apex/gable roof.
66, Valley Hill, Loughton, IG10 3AT
Received 19 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0591/25
Chigwell Village Conservation Area T9: Acacia - Fell. T10: Holm Oak - Fell.
82, Brook House, High Road, Chigwell, IG7 6PU
Received 19 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0589/25
TPO/EPF/01/84 T1, T3, T4, T5, T7: Robinia - Crown reduce by up to 2.5m in height and up to 1.5m in width, as specified. T6 & T8: Sycamore - Crown reduce by up to 2.5m in height and up to 2m in width, as specified. NB: The permitted specification of works is detailed in the conditions below.
82, Brook House, High Road, Chigwell, IG7 6PU
Received 19 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0592/25
New three bedroom self-build dwelling with associated external works. Changes to existing dwelling facade.
66, Cripsey Avenue, Ongar, CM5 0AU
Received 20 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0593/25
External alterations and reconfiguration, including the part-demolition of the existing cellar building to allow for a garden patio area within the existing beer garden; new rear patio doors; repurposing of the existing store building as the new cellar and all associated works.
Horseshoes Public House, Horseshoe Hill, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3SN
Received 20 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0594/25
Solar photovoltaic panels to south-western roof of barn.
Hull Green Farm, Little Laver Road, Little Laver, Harlow, CM17 0RH
Received 20 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0596/25
TPO/EPF/16/00 T1: Yew - Crown reduce height by up to 1m and lateral branches by up to 1m to shape, as specified. NB: The permitted specification of works is detailed in the conditions below.
7, Yew Tree Cottage, Epping Road, Bobbingworth, Ongar, CM5 0DF
Received 20 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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