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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 dates52,345Searchable applications
402Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 44,293 approved or refused records
9,026Refused applications
35,267 approved · 9,026 refused · 2,858 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Jul 1999 to 27 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 29 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/1142/25
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 (Drawing 105 - New timber door detailing, drawing 106 - New conservation roof light detailing) & Condition 4 (Drawing 103 - Floor Plans showing non load bearing partitions being removed) on planning permission EPF/0290/25 (Grade II Listed Building application for conversion of first and second floors from vacant office and production space into 4 no. 1-bedroom flats and 1 no. 2-bedroom flats (3 no. flats on the first floor and 2 no. flats on the second floor).
Nitronics House, Station Road, Sheering, Harlow, CM21 9JX
Received 30 May 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/1143/25
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 7 (EVCP(s) on planning permission EPF/2569/23 (Change of used from an agricultural packing house to class E mixed use).
Leafield Nursery, Paynes Lane, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2EX
Received 30 May 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/1144/25
Demolition of existing house and erection of a new bungalow, incorporating pitched roof and dormers.
62, Bracken Drive, Chigwell, IG7 5RD
Received 2 Jun 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/1145/25
Removal of existing rear extension, erection of porch, new driveway and planting, garage conversion and side extension with eaves to match existing height and flat roof.
56, Epping Road, Stanford Rivers, Ongar, CM5 9SQ
Received 2 Jun 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/1146/25
Ground floor side and rear extension, removal of the chimney and internal alterations.
72, Alderton Hall Lane, Loughton, IG10 3HE
Received 2 Jun 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/1147/25
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 4 on planning permission EPF/2533/24 (Side and rear 1.5 storey extension. Alterations to garage roof).
14, The Laurels, Coopersale Street, Epping, CM16 7QJ
Received 2 Jun 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/1148/25
Rear extension.
27, Conyers Way, Loughton, IG10 2AB
Received 2 Jun 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/1149/25
Replacement of an existing front boundary treatment.
101A, Wolstenholme, Honey Lane, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3AU
Received 2 Jun 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/1150/25
Application for approval of details reserved by Condition 11 (Hard & Soft Landscaping) on planning permission EPF/2478/23 (Construction and Operation of an Operations Hub comprising commercial vehicle fleet parking (including offices, storage, and vehicle maintenance hangers) and associated infrastructure including fuel island, vehicular access, internal roads and paths, parking, cycle/bin store, security fencing/gates/barriers, lighting, and landscaping).
Land at North Weald Aerodrome, North Weald, Essex
Received 2 Jun 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/1151/25
Balcony to rear elevation.
23, Higher Still, Church Lane, Loughton, IG10 1PD
Received 2 Jun 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/1152/25
Two-storey plus loft extension of existing two-storey building to provide additional two residential units.
39, Amesbury Close, Epping, CM16 4JA
Received 2 Jun 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/1154/25
Construction of single storey rear extension.
78, Queens Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5BS
Received 2 Jun 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/1153/25
Erection of single storey side infill extension and single storey rear extension. Insertion of one window to side flank elevation.
27, Allnutts Road, Epping, CM16 7BE
Received 2 Jun 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/1155/25
Great Stony School Conservation Area T1: Willow - Fell.
17 Great Stony Park, High Street, Ongar, CM5 0TH
Received 2 Jun 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/1156/25
Adaptation of existing kitchen extract system and reinstatement to original position.
179-181, High Road, Loughton, IG10 4LF
Received 3 Jun 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/1157/25
Proposed replacement of existing building with two buildings for Class B8 use.
Lakeside Nursery, North Street, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2NW
Received 3 Jun 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/1158/25
Conversion of a cart lodge into an ancillary residential Annexe at Suttons Farm.
Suttons Farm, Tawney Lane, Stapleford Tawney, Romford, RM4 1EE
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/1159/25
Conversion of a cart lodge into an ancillary residential Annexe at Suttons Farm.
Suttons Farm, Tawney Lane, Stapleford Tawney, Romford, RM4 1EE
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/1160/25
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 9 (Boundary Treatments) on planning permission EPF/2145/22 (Revision to EPF/1624/21 (as amended by EPF/0773/22) to provide loft accommodation application for Variation of Condition 2 for EPF/1624/21. (2 x 4 bedroom new detached houses on infill site).
Land Between 42 And 44, Ongar Road, Lambourne, Romford, RM4 1UH
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/1161/25
Gatehouse Security Lodge and entrance gates for ancillary use to the main dwelling.
Albyns Hall, Albyns Lane, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1RS
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/1163/25
Replace 9.8 metre section of fascia, Re-line 3 dormer cheeks in lead, dormer flat roofs change to lead, Vally lining change to lead, 18 Windows to Repair/overhaul Like for like repairs, Exterior door (via attic to enclosed valley) remake like for like
Parsonage House, Willingale Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0SD
Received 5 Jun 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/1164/25
Two storey rear infill extension, new side windows into ground floor.
38, St Marys Way, Chigwell, IG7 5BX
Received 5 Jun 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/1165/25
Rear and ground floor extension with rear dormer (Amendment to EPF/0588/25)
66, Valley Hill, Loughton, IG10 3AT
Received 5 Jun 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/1166/25
Proposed two storey side extension.
10, Ashfields, Loughton, IG10 1SB
Received 5 Jun 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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