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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34,292 approved · 8,795 refused · 2,799 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0595/25
Use of existing residential annexe as self-contained residential dwelling, along with rear extension to existing building, landscaping, the erection of boundary treatments, and the provision of car / cycle parking and refuse / recycling storage.
68, Wellfields, Loughton, IG10 1NY
Received 20 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0597/25
Part single, part double storey side and rear extensions, raising roof ridge for loft conversion.
11, Audleigh Place, Chigwell, IG7 5QT
Received 20 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0598/25
TPO/EPF/19/84 (Ref: G2) T2 & T3: Oak - Fell and replace, as specified. NB: The permitted specification of works is detailed in the conditions below.
Longacre, St Leonards Road, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2HQ
Received 20 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0599/25
Application for approval of details reserved by Condition 23'Drainage' on planning permission on EPF/0919/21 (The redevelopment of the existing office building and car park. Demolition of the existing office building and alterations to connection to existing Listed Civic Centre. Development to comprise new apartment buildings and houses to provide a mix of residential units (Use Class C3), revised vehicular and pedestrian access from High Street, all associated car and cycle parking, servicing, hard and soft landscaping and associated works.)
323 Civic Offices, Epping Forest District Council, High Street, Epping, CM16 4BZ
Received 20 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0602/25
Retrospective application for the erection of a 2.4m high black vertical timber fence along the north and north-west boundaries of the site, replacing the existing boundary treatment.
The Chapel House, Tysea Hill, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1JU
Received 21 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0600/25
Certificate of lawful development for existing use of the site and buildings that have been continuously used for storage and residential purposes for a period in excess of ten years.
Birchgrove Farm, Woolmongers Lane, High Ongar, Ongar, CM4 0JX
Received 21 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0601/25
Single storey side and rear extension.
1, Dukes Avenue, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7HG
Received 21 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0603/25
Prior approval for a proposed 5.87m deep ground floor rear extension, internal alterations, height to eaves 3.00m and maximum height 3.69m.
6, Maple Close, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6HW
Received 21 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0604/25
Certificate of lawful development for a proposed outbuilding.
6, Maple Close, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6HW
Received 21 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0605/25
Certificate of lawful development for a proposed rear dormer in connection with a loft conversion.
113, Sheering Lower Road, Sheering, Harlow, CM21 9LQ
Received 21 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0606/25
Certificate of lawful development for a proposed single storey rear orangery.
Ashlings Farm, Woodstock House, Ashlings Farm Lane, High Ongar, Ingatestone, CM4 0JU
Received 21 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0607/25
Replacement of existing boundary fence and gate with brick walls and gate.
Woodside Lodge, 9 Woodside, Thornwood, Epping, CM16 6LH
Received 21 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0608/25
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 6 'Surface Water Disposal' on planning permission EPF/0016/19 (Proposed development of x 23 no. new homes with associated parking facilities, cycle stores and rubbish disposal).
Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
Received 21 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0610/25
Demolition of garage and construction of a single storey front and side extensions.
5 Mead Walk, Ongar, CM5 9EN
Received 21 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0609/25
Replacement of two windows to first floor rear elevation to match front and side elevations.
90, High Street, Ongar, CM5 9EB
Received 21 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0611/25
Grade II listed building application for two replacement windows to first floor rear elevation to match front and side elevations.
90, High Street, Ongar, CM5 9EB
Received 21 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0613/25
Prior Notification for a steel portal framed agricultural lean-to.
New House Farm, Little Laver Road, Moreton, Ongar, CM5 0JE
Received 21 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0612/25
Prior approval for a 6.00m deep single storey rear extension with pitched roof, height to eaves 2.70m and maximum height 3.40m
145, Honey Lane, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3AX
Received 21 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0614/25
Demolition of existing site property for replacement with a three-storey residential development to create 7 dwellings, plus basement car parking.
8, Ollards Grove, Loughton, IG10 4DW
Received 21 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0615/25
Proposed single storey side extensions, part/part 2 storey rear extension, new double gabled 'W' roof and slipped dormers over existing side extension and new entrance porch.
42, Scotland Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5NR
Received 21 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0620/25
Upshire Conservation Area T24: Sweet Chestnut - Dead sweet chestnut that has been monolithed to 8 metres. There is significant decay, with bark falling off at the bottom and at the top a lot of dead wood covered in ivy. The tree is also leaning. The tree survey recommended reducing it to 4 metres. However, the tree surgeon we use has said that he feels it is too dangerous to climb and that he would have to fell it to the ground.
St Thomas' Church, Horseshoe Hill, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3SS
Received 24 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0618/25
Demolition of existing garage and construction of a single storey side and rear extension.
36, Dacre Gardens, Chigwell, IG7 5HG
Received 24 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0616/25
Single storey rear extension. Small rear first floor extension to previous first floor extension to form en-suite.
7, Beaconfield Avenue, Epping, CM16 5AU
Received 24 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/0617/25
Build a detached double garage.
Middlebrook, Epping Road, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2DH
Received 24 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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