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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 dates56,285Searchable applications
413Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 48,129 approved or refused records
9,765Refused applications
38,364 approved · 9,765 refused · 3,012 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 1996 to 29 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 31 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0501/26
Erection of an outbuilding in the rear garden.
Kenswal, Grove Lane, Chigwell, IG7 6JD
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0502/26
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed change of use from C3 dwelling to C4 HMO for up to six residents.
126, High Road, North Weald Bassett, Epping, CM16 6BY
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0503/26
Proposed front porch.
96, Beamish Close, North Weald Bassett, Epping, CM16 6JW
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0504/26
Erection of two-storey rear and front extensions, loft conversion, and roof replacement featuring front and rear dormers, removal of chimneys, and alterations to windows and external materials.
41, Spareleaze Hill, Loughton, IG10 1BS
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0505/26
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed ancillary outbuilding.
Oakleigh House, Hamlet Hill, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5JZ
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0506/26
Two storey rear extension. One first floor side window.
41, Church Hill, Loughton, IG10 1QP
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0507/26
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed loft conversion with rear dormer and single storey rear extension.
56, Lechmere Avenue, Chigwell, IG7 5ET
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0508/26
Partial demolition of existing side and rear extension, construction of side and rear extensions at ground and first floor.
26, Station Road, Loughton, IG10 4NX
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0509/26
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed ancillary outbuilding.
126, High Road, North Weald Bassett, Epping, CM16 6BY
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0510/26
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed solar panels to main roof.
24, The Orangery, High Road, Chigwell, IG7 6DL
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0511/26
Application to discharge Requirement 14 (Stage 5a) - (Archaeology) by National Grid Electricity Transmission plc for an Order Granting Development Consent for the North London Reinforcement Project for the uprating of an existing 275kV transmission line of approximately 14km in length from Waltham Cross substation to Tottenham substation to enable it to run at a voltage of 400kV, together with associated development.
Waltham Cross to Tottenham Substation, near to Highbridge Street, Waltham Abbey
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0512/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 4 Foul and Surface Water of EPF/0678/25 (Erection of a steel frame agricultural building for storing straw).
Little Tawney Hall, Tawney Lane, Stapleford Tawney, Romford, RM4 1TD
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0513/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 12 (Drainage) of EPF/1404/24 (Redevelopment of the site to provide 85 dwellings including affordable housing, car and cycle parking, access arrangements, landscaping, services and associated infrastructure (ONG.R5 - Allocated Site In Ongar) (Revised scheme to EPF/2627/20 Dismissed at Appeal)).
Land at Greensted Road, Chipping Ongar, CM5 9LA
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0514/26
Reconfiguration of internal layout, material change to elevations, including side elevation doors, removal of roof, new roof with habitable rooms and dormers.
Wenduyne, Oak Hill Road, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1JL
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0515/26
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and front roof lights.
37, Spring Grove, Loughton, IG10 4QD
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0516/26
Alteration to and Enlargement of family dwelling
79, Bell Common, Epping, CM16 4DZ
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0517/26
Siting of CCTV and Storage Container.
36, Highbridge Street, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1BS
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0518/26
Grade II Listed Building consent for installation of metal security gates to front entrance. Repair and repaint door.
Building L136, Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills, Beaulieu Drive, Epping, EN9 1JY
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0519/26
Installation of four rapid electric vehicle charging stations and ancillary equipment including one fully accessible EV charging bay.
Epping Forest Shopping Park, Langston Road, Loughton, IG10 3FT
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0521/26
Retrospective consent for the erection of a front boundary wall, railings and entrance gates.
9, Greenacre, Woodman Lane, Waltham Abbey, E4 7QR
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0520/26
Proposed first floor rear extension, internal alterations and all associated works.
26, Gladstone Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5SW
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0528/26
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed ancillary outbuilding.
Rainbirds, Nupers Lane, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1JR
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0525/26
The proposal is for 6m rear extension
53, Jessel Drive, Loughton, IG10 2ET
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0522/26
Proposed double storey front extension, conversion of garage, new front steps, new fenestration to the front elevation, first floor side extension, part first floor rear extension, ground floor rear extension, raising of the roof to facilitate a loft conversion with associated rear dormers and front rooflights.
30, Courtland Drive, Chigwell, IG7 6PW
Received 13 Mar 2026
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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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