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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 dates53,832Searchable applications
417Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 45,791 approved or refused records
9,318Refused applications
36,473 approved · 9,318 refused · 2,907 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Jul 1999 to 29 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 30 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/1910/25
Reserved Matters application following outline consent EPF/0450/24 for the erection of 9 dwellings and associated parking and landscaping (Allocated Site - Ref: LSHR.R1) - (Reserved matters are for appearance, layout, scale and landscaping).
Land East of Sheering Lower Road, Sheering Lower Road, Lower Sheering, CM21 9LQ
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/1911/25
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 4 Levels, 9 EVP's, 10 Foul and Surface Water Drainage, 11 Contaminated Land and 12 Hard and Soft Landscaping of EPF/2383/24 (Demolition of livery stables and associated structures, removal of menage, carpark and construction of a detached dwelling (self build)).
Threshers Equestrian, Threshers Bush, Matching, Harlow, CM17 0NP
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/1913/25
Prior Notification for siting of a shipping container.
GREEN LANE PITS FISHERY , GREEN LANE, , BROXBOURNE, EN10 6RS
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/1912/25
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed loft conversion with rear dormer and single storey rear extension.
14, Westall Road, Loughton, IG10 2AR
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/1914/25
TPO/EPF/33/91 (Ref: A1) T1: Oak - Crown lift by up to 4m from ground, as specified. Crown reduce by up to 3m, as specified. NB: The permitted specification of works is detailed in the conditions below.
5 Lake View, Gaynes Park, Epping, CM16 7FE
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/1915/25
Prior Approval for proposed additional storey on the principal part of the house.
20 Piercing Hill, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7JW
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/1916/25
Single storey rear extension and part double storey rear extension.
97, Oakwood Hill, Loughton, IG10 3ER
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/1917/25
Adaptation of existing kitchen extract system and reinstatement to original position.
179-181, High Road, Loughton, IG10 4LF
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/1918/25
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
58, Bracken Drive, Chigwell, IG7 5RD
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/1919/25
Erection of a single storey side extension.
58, Bracken Drive, Chigwell, IG7 5RD
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/1920/25
Replacement of barn with three bedroom single storey dwelling and replacement of existing storage, carport and mobile home buildings with second bungalow.
Woodgreen Farm, Honey Pot Lane, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3SG
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/1921/25
Listed building consent for replacement of barn with three bedroom single storey dwelling and replacement of existing storage, carport and mobile home buildings with second bungalow.
Woodgreen Farm, Honey Pot Lane, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3SG
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/1922/25
6m single storey rear extension
70, Grange Crescent, Chigwell, IG7 5JF
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/1923/25
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed single storey side extension and hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and front roof lights.
70, Grange Crescent, Chigwell, IG7 5JF
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/1924/25
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed single storey outbuilding.
Little Marles Farm, Upland Road, Epping Upland, Epping, CM16 6PE
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/1925/25
Non-Material Amendment to EPF/0276/25 additional roof lights (Proposed first floor rear extension, roof extension and front remodelling).
140, Hainault Road, Chigwell, IG7 5DL
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/1926/25
TPO/EPF/09/08 T1 & T2: Oak - Crown lift by up to 5m from ground, as specified. T4: Elm - Fell and replace, as specified. T36: Oak - Crown lift by up to 5m from ground, as specified.Crown thin by up to 10%, as specified. G1: Mixed - Crown reduce all deciduous trees (6 x Ash, 1 x Sycamore, 1 x Lime, 1 x Red Oak) by up to 2m back to suitable growth points on the southern side only. G1: Cypress x 43 - Reduce in height from approx 18m to 8m final height, hedge trim sides without breaching final foliage layer, as specified. NB: The permitted specification of works is detailed in the conditions below.
Land adjacent to Campus Court, Borders Lane, Loughton, IG10 3GS
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/1931/25
TPO/EPF/28/82 (Ref: T15) T1: London Plane - Crown reduce southern side of canopy overhanging Belcarres to previous pruning points, as specified. Crown reduce eastern side of canopy by up to 2m, as specified. NB: The permitted specification of works is detailed in the conditions below.
Belcarres, Chapel Lane, Chigwell, IG7 6JJ
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/1927/25
Epping Conservation Area Tree D: London Plane - Selective prune of broken branches.
Land outside 121 High Street, Epping, CM16 4BD
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/1929/25
Prior Approval for partial change of use of areas of glasshouse to storage use.
Lakeside Nursery, Paynes Lane, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2EU
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/1930/25
Change of Use from Dentist (Class E(e)) to Tanning Salon (Class E(c)(iii))
6, Nazeingbury Parade, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2JL
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/1932/25
Certificate of Lawful Development for existing roof extension with side dormer (loft conversion).
12, Lower Road, Loughton, IG10 2RS
Received 24 Sept 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/1933/25
Proposed alterations to approved side extension (EPF/1409/25), together with the erection of a single-storey front extension with an overhanging covered entrance area.
161, Old Nazeing Road, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN10 6QT
Received 24 Sept 2025 - Decision MadeEPF/1934/25
Variation of Condition 2 of EPF/1685/23 Removal of buildings within two years (Erect demountable buildings for provision of classrooms/support area).
Davenant Foundation School, Chester Road, Loughton, IG10 2LD
Received 24 Sept 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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