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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 dates55,446Searchable applications
418Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 47,338 approved or refused records
9,615Refused applications
37,723 approved · 9,615 refused · 2,978 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0104/26
Grade II Listed Building Consent for single storey rear extension.
Black Hall, Bridge Road, Moreton, Ongar, CM5 0LJ
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0106/26
Rear extension and internal alterations for double bay garage and open plan kitchen.
Bushes, Murrays Barn, Wind Hill, Magdalen Laver, Ongar, CM5 0DS
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0105/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 4 - details of the surfacing materials , boundary treatments and landscaping of EPF/2056/19 (Demolition of bungalow and construction of a two storey building of four luxury flats with room in the roof).
142, Buckhurst Way, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6HP
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0108/26
Grade II* Listed Building consent for rear extension and internal alterations for double bay garage and open plan kitchen.
Bushes, Murrays Barn, Wind Hill, Magdalen Laver, Ongar, CM5 0DS
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0107/26
Single storey rear extension, partial first floor extension, and external alterations.
Warlies Gardens, Horseshoe Hill, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3SL
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0109/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 4 - Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations of EPF/2071/21 (Notification for Prior Approval for a proposed change of use of an Agricultural Building into flexible commercial Class (Use Class E).
Hunters Hall Farm, Chambers Manor Farm Lane, Epping Upland, Epping, CM16 6PL
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0110/26
Change of use from agricultural use to light industrial (use class B2/B8).
Hunters Hall Farm, Chambers Manor Farm Lane, Epping Upland, Epping, CM16 6PL
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0111/26
Permission in principle (PiP) for three or four residential units.
Land to the rear of The Rise, Barn Hill, Roydon Hamlet
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0112/26
Non-Material Amendment to EPF/1610/25 (Erection of single storey front and rear extension. Two storey side extension and loft conversion with rear dormer).
143, Princes Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5DS
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0119/26
Approval of Details reserved by Condition 4 Contaminated Land of EPF/2186/22 Allowed on Appeal (Demolition of an existing dwelling 2 storey, 1 bedroom house and the construction of a new 2 storey, 4 bedroom (8 person) single family dwelling).
La Datcha, Tysea Hill, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1JP
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0116/26
Variation of Condition 2 Plan numbers of EPF/0475/24 (Demolition of stables and outbuildings, removal of menage, construction of one residential dwelling, new cycle storage shed, parking, landscaping and associated works).
Elm Cottage, Epping Road, Epping Upland, Epping, CM16 6PH
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0113/26
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed loft conversion with flat roof rear dormer and front facing rooflight. Installation of 8no photovoltaic panels to dormer.
27, Luxford Place, Sheering, Harlow, CM21 9JB
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0114/26
Erection of front dormer and insertion of rooflights to front and rear roof. Construction of raised platform patio to rear garden.
27, Luxford Place, Sheering, Harlow, CM21 9JB
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0115/26
Proposed installation of 3 A/C units to the side elevations.
10, Courtland Drive, Chigwell, IG7 6PN
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0117/26
Conversion of dwelling into two and conversion of outbuilding into a separate dwelling and associated works
3 Old Glass House, Kents Lane, North Weald Bassett, Epping, CM16 6AX
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0118/26
Loft conversion including a hip-to-gable roof extension, construction of side dormer windows and a front dormer window, and alterations to the existing front porch.
21, The Crescent, Loughton, IG10 4PY
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0120/26
TPO/EPF/33/09 T1: Hazelnut - Fell and replace, as specified. NB: The permitted specification of works is detailed in the conditions below.
7A, North Barn, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN10 6RR
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0121/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3 Materials, 4 Gates, 5 Surface Water Drainage and 7 Levels of EPF/0145/25 Allowed on Appeal (Existing garages enlarged, extended and reduced from 27no. garages to 21no. garages).
Land and garages at Whitehills Road, Loughton, Essex IG10 1TS
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0122/26
Installation of an enclosed biomass boiler, an external wood chip silo and associated flue.
Units 27 & 29, Weald Hall Farm Commercial Centre, Canes Lane, ESSEX, CM16 6FJ
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0123/26
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed outbuilding.
17, Chester Road, Chigwell, IG7 6AH
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0124/26
Demolition of existing rear conservatories. Erection of lower ground, ground and first floor rear extensions.
33, Chapel Road, Epping, CM16 5DS
Received 20 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0126/26
Partial demolition in a conservation area to facilitate single storey rear extension, partial first floor extension, and external alterations.
Warlies Gardens, Horseshoe Hill, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3SL
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0128/26
Erection of a traditionally designed three-bay cart lodge.
The Granary, Colemans Farm, Colemans Lane, Toot Hill Road, Ongar, CM5 9QN
Received 20 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0127/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3 Materials, 5 Insulation and 7 Archaeology of EPF/2082/25 (Internal reconfiguration, external repairs and changes to fenestration).
Aylmers Farm, Old Dairy, Sheering Lower Road, Sheering, Harlow, CM17 0NE
Received 20 Jan 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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