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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37,723 approved · 9,615 refused · 2,978 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/0131/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3 Materials of EPF/2060/25 (Internal reconfiguration, external repairs and changes to fenestration).
Aylmers Farm, Old Dairy, Sheering Lower Road, Sheering, Harlow, CM17 0NE
Received 20 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0132/26
Loft conversion to bungalow with rear dormer.
8, Princes Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5EG
Received 20 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0129/26
Non-Material Amendment to EPF/0503/22 Allowed on Appeal (Demolition of existing buildings and construction of 65 residential dwellings (Class C3), alterations to existing access, landscaping and associated works (Allocation CHIG R5)).
245, High Road, Chigwell, IG7 5BL
Received 20 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0130/26
Demolition of Existing Buildings and Hardstanding and Construction of New Dwelling with Associated Parking and Landscaping.
Stables Opposite Rose Cottage, Epping, CM16 6QN
Received 20 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0133/26
Part Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 12, 13, 14, and 21 Archaeology of EPF/1246/24 (Retention and refurbishment of existing pub, together with supporting redevelopment of the surplus car park to provide three houses and ancillary development).
Travellers Friend, Epping Road, Epping Upland, Epping, CM16 6PU
Received 20 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0134/26
Chigwell Village Conservation Area G1: Sycamores - Prune of overhanging branches by up to 4m. T2, T3, T5: Ash - Fell. T4: Laurel - Crown reduce by up to 3m. T6: Lime - Crown lift by up to 6m above ground level. T7, T8, T9: Beech - Fell. G2: Beech - Crown reduce height by up to 5m back to hedge.
66, The Rectory, High Road, Chigwell, IG7 6QB
Received 20 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0135/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 15 Contamination of EPF/1246/24 (Retention and refurbishment of existing pub, together with supporting redevelopment of the surplus car park to provide three houses and ancillary development).
Travellers Friend, Epping Road, Epping Upland, Epping, CM16 6PU
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0136/26
TPO/EPF/07/79 (Ref: T75, T76) T1: Oak - Crown reduce to previous points, as specified. T2: Hornbeam - Crown reduce to previous points, as specified. NB: The permitted specification of works is detailed in the conditions below.
7, Warren Hill, Loughton, IG10 4RL
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0137/26
TPO/EPF/12/02 T6: Hornbeam - Prune overhanging branches back to boundary, as specified. T7, T9, T14: Holm Oak - Prune overhanging branches back to boundary, as specified. NB: The permitted specification of works is detailed in the conditions below.
The Mount, Debden Road, Loughton, IG10 2NY
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0138/26
Reserved Matters Application covering access and landscaping following approval of Outline Permission under EPF/2573/24 (Demolition and removal of existing Storage Yard, including all permanent and storage structures that form B1/B8 use class, to be replaced with 9nr. four bedroom traditional detached houses).
Paslow Common Farm, Nine Ashes Road, High Ongar, Ingatestone, CM4 0JY
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0139/26
Single storey side extension. (See also EPF/0140/26).
49, Mount Pleasant Road, Chigwell, IG7 5EP
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0140/26
Proposed first floor side extension and alterations to roof (See also EPF/0139/26).
49, Mount Pleasant Road, Chigwell, IG7 5EP
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Under ConsultationEPF/0141/26
Personal permission for the stationing of stables for 17 horses and associated tack stores, hay store, bedding store, one small kennel, staff restroom, car parking and landscaping. (Revised application to EPF/0886/24).
Fairlands, Epping Road, Epping Upland, Epping, CM16 6QA
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Under ConsultationEPF/0143/26
Outline planning permission for five new detached dwellings.
Ridge House, Hoe Lane, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2RJ
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0145/26
Application for prior approval including associated building operations reasonably necessary to convert four agricultural buildings to 5 dwellinghouses.
Twin Oaks Farm, Oak Hill Road, Stapleford Abbotts, RM4 1EH
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0144/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3 Type and Colours of external finishes and 14 Hard and Soft Landscaping of EPF/0928/24 (Proposed construction of a new 4 storey building, comprising 8 x 1 bedroom apartments together with associated access, parking, cycle and refuse storage facilities).
Land to rear of 1 - 12 & 14 - 19 Kings Court, Kings Avenue, Back Lane, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5LU
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0146/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 4 Privacy Screens and 8 Boundary Treatments of EPF/0928/24 (Proposed construction of a new 4 storey building, comprising 8 x 1 bedroom apartments together with associated access, parking, cycle and refuse storage facilities).
Land to rear of 1 - 12 & 14 - 19 Kings Court, Kings Avenue, Back Lane, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5LU
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0147/26
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 9 “Phase 2 contaminated land’ of EPF/1929/17 (Dismantling of dilapidated Grade Il Listed agricultural barn and reconstruction in similar form as residential dwelling with additional new-build elements partly in place of unlisted circa 1970's barn outbuildings and installation of a basement. Change of use of land to residential).
Fernhall Farm, Fernhall Barn, Fernhall Lane, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3TJ
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0148/26
Single-storey rear extension with glazed roof element and partial first-floor extension
30, Garnon Mead, Coopersale, Epping, CM16 7RN
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0149/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition number 8 Construction Methodology of EPF/1246/24 (Retention and refurbishment of existing pub, together with supporting redevelopment of the surplus car park to provide three houses and ancillary development).
Travellers Friend, Epping Road, Epping Upland, Epping, CM16 6PU
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0150/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 4 Details of Tree Planting of EPF/0985/25 (Retrospective planning application for the retention of a football pitch).
Wyttons, Hamlet Hill, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5LD
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0151/26
Prior approval for installation of solar panels.
Thomas Willingale School and Nursery, The Broadway, Loughton, Essex, IG10 3SR.
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0152/26
Single storey part two storey rear extension.
53, Valley Hill, Loughton, IG10 3AL
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0153/26
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed use of residential outbuilding as ancillary accommodation to dwellinghouse.
High Tawney, Tawney Common, Theydon Mount, Epping, CM16 7PX
Received 23 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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