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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 dates
60,759Searchable applications
403Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 52,416 approved or refused records
10,573Refused applications

41,843 approved · 10,573 refused · 3,150 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 1996 to 29 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 3 Nov 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026
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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

  1. Under ConsultationEPF/2034/26

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3 Additional Details of EPF/0063/14 (Proposed extensions to existing bungalow, including provision of first floor accommodation; extension to existing detached annexe; demolition of two outbuildings; extension to residential curtilage; garage block, swimming pool, changing room and pump room).

    Grays Farm Bungalow, Stanford Rivers Road, Ongar, CM5 9BT

    Received 23 Oct 2026
  2. Under ConsultationEPF/2036/26

    Removal of the existing single storey rear extensions with a two-storey rear wrap around extension, double storey side extension and loft conversion.

    1, Baldocks Road, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7EB

    Received 23 Oct 2026
  3. Under ConsultationEPF/2037/26

    Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3 Cycle Parking, 4 Floodlighting Details, 5 Hard and Soft Landscaping and 7 EVP of EPF/1427/26 (Variation of Condition 2 Plan Numbers of EPF/0687/24 (Construction of a padel tennis facility)).

    Old Loughtonians Hockey Club, Luxborough Lane, Chigwell, IG7 5AB

    Received 23 Oct 2026
  4. Under ConsultationEPF/2038/26

    Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed side dormer and side porch covered area.

    6, Kensington Park, Stapleford Abbotts, RM4 1AF

    Received 23 Oct 2026
  5. Under ConsultationEPF/2039/26

    Erection of steel-framed building to provide multi-purpose sports training facility, ancillary equipment storage and complementary sporting uses in connection with the Old Loughtonians Hockey Club, and the development approved under application reference EPF/0687/24, as amended by Section 73 Application reference EPF/1427/26.

    Old Loughtonians Hockey Club, Luxborough Lane, Chigwell, IG7 5AB

    Received 23 Oct 2026
  6. Under ConsultationEPF/2040/26

    Conversion of existing agricultural building to form a 1-bedroom dwellinghouse, including associated building works.

    Piggotts Farm, Abridge Road, Lambourne, RM4 1TX

    Received 23 Oct 2026
  7. Under ConsultationEPF/2041/26

    Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed ancillary outbuilding.

    Little Marles Cottage, Upland Road, Epping Upland, Epping, CM16 6PE

    Received 26 Oct 2026
  8. Under ConsultationEPF/2042/26

    Proposed additional storey extension to the principal part of the existing dwelling.

    Ashleigh, Tysea Hill, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1JP

    Received 26 Oct 2026
  9. Under ConsultationEPF/2043/26

    Variation of Condition 29 Biodiversity Net Gain of EPF/1947/22 Allowed on Appeal (The construction and operation of a solar photovoltaic (‘PV’) farm and associated infrastructure, including inverters, DNO substation, customer switchgear, security cameras, fencing, access tracks and landscaping).

    Land Adjacent to Harlow Road, Near Roydon, Harlow

    Received 26 Oct 2026
  10. Under ConsultationEPF/2045/26

    Loft conversion and rear dormer.

    2 Brookside Cottages, Tilegate Road, Magdalen Laver, Ongar, CM5 0EG

    Received 26 Oct 2026
  11. Under ConsultationEPF/2044/26

    Installation of commercial kitchen extraction system within an existing restaurant premises.

    17-19, The Broadway, Loughton, IG10 3SP

    Received 26 Oct 2026
  12. Under ConsultationEPF/2046/26

    Construction of a single residential dwelling alongside associated development.

    9 Crown Hill, Upshire, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3TF

    Received 26 Oct 2026
  13. Under ConsultationEPF/2047/26

    Demolition of existing side and rear extensions, and garage, construction of two storey side and rear extensions.

    29, Piercing Hill, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7JW

    Received 26 Oct 2026
  14. Under ConsultationEPF/2048/26

    TPO/EPF/12/86 (Ref: G4) T1-3: Lime - Crown reduce to 2m below previous pollard point, as specified. NB: The permitted specification of works is detailed in the conditions below.

    39, High Beech Road, Loughton, IG10 4BN

    Received 26 Oct 2026
  15. Under ConsultationEPF/2051/26

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 12 A and B Contaminated Land of EPF/2174/23 (Replacement dwelling at 3 Hornbeam Close, for a new 4-bedroom detached bungalow dwelling, with front and rear dormers).

    Longways, 3 Hornbeam Close, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7JT

    Received 26 Oct 2026
  16. Under ConsultationEPF/2052/26

    Variation of Conditions 2 Plan Numbers and 4 Materials of EPF/1337/26 (Proposed garage conversion to office use).

    12 Great Stony Park, High Street, Ongar, CM5 0TH

    Received 27 Oct 2026
  17. Under ConsultationEPF/2053/26

    New timber frame green house and works to dwelling - removal of cement render, repair of the historic timber frame, reinstatement of breathable external finishes, repair of the chimney and rainwater goods, and associated conservation works.

    Humphreys, Greenman Road, Magdalen Laver, Ongar, CM5 0ER

    Received 27 Oct 2026
  18. Under ConsultationEPF/2054/26

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 22 Surface Water Disposal of EPF/2875/21 (Variation of condition 2 'Plan nos' for changes to Access Road and House Design on planning approval EPF/1117/18 (Redevelopment to provide six semi-detached houses).

    The Drive, Stapleford Road, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1EJ

    Received 27 Oct 2026
  19. Under ConsultationEPF/2055/26

    Grade II Listed Building Consent for removal of cement render, repair of the historic timber frame, reinstatement of breathable external finishes, repair of the chimney and rainwater goods, and associated conservation works.

    Humphreys, Greenman Road, Magdalen Laver, Ongar, CM5 0ER

    Received 27 Oct 2026
  20. Under ConsultationEPF/2056/26

    Prior approval for one additional storey under Class AA

    FROGS LEAP, Tilegate Road, Ongar, CM5 0EF

    Received 27 Oct 2026
  21. Under ConsultationEPF/2057/26

    Grade II Listed Buiilding consent for signage and external lighting, and repainting.

    The Owl Public House, Lippitts Hill, Loughton, IG10 4AL

    Received 23 Oct 2026
  22. Under ConsultationEPF/2058/26

    TPO/EPF/02/22 T1: Hazel - Crown reduce by up to 3m, as specified. NB: The permitted specification of works is detailed in the conditions below.

    92 York Hill, Loughton, IG10 1JA

    Received 27 Oct 2026
  23. ValidEPF/2060/26

    First-floor rear extension, including changes to roof and installation of PV panels on the roof.

    42, High Beech Road, Loughton, IG10 4BL

    Received 28 Oct 2026
  24. Under ConsultationEPF/2062/26

    Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3 Types and Colours of External Finishes and 4 Hard and Soft Landscaping of EPF/0245/24 (Change of use from public house (sui generis) to residential (C3) to form 7 x 1-bedroom flats).

    42 The Crusader, High Street, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5EA

    Received 28 Oct 2026

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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.

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