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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 dates56,817Searchable applications
413Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 48,628 approved or refused records
9,854Refused applications
38,774 approved · 9,854 refused · 3,030 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 1996 to 29 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 1 Nov 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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More application records
- Decision MadeEPF/0771/26
Erection of a Temporary Sign for 18 months, then replaced with a Permanent sign as per plans.
Nazebourne Poultry Farm, Old Nazeing Road, Nazeing, EN10 6RJ
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0772/26
TPO/EPF/10/10 (Ref: W2) T8022: Sycamore - Fell and replace, as specified. NB: The permitted specification of works is detailed in the conditions below.
Land North of Hastingwood Road North Weald, CM17 9JX
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0774/26
TPO/EPF/29/08 T1: Yew - Crown lift lower crown on house side by up to 5m and by up to 1m elsewhere, as specified. T4: Ash - Crown reduce height by up to 3m and and spread by up to 2m, as specified. NB: The permitted specification of works is detailed in the conditions below.
7, Ripley View, Loughton, IG10 2PB
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0773/26
Display of 4x non-illuminated fascia sign and 1x Totem sign refurbishment.
Goldstone House, Langston Road, Loughton, IG10 3TQ
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0775/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 5 Boundary Details of EPF/0377/25 (Relocate vehicle entrance to improve safety. Widen existing pedestrian gate to form new vehicle entrance).
Burnt Hall, Middle Street, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2LG
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0776/26
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed outbuilding/garden room.
28, Rahn Road, Epping, CM16 4JB
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0777/26
Removal of conservatory and replace with single storey rear extension.
Woodlea, Parklands, Coopersale, Epping, CM16 7RF
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0778/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition No. 10 Contaminated Land of EPF/1400/20 (Improvements to existing club infrastructure compromising a new all-weather pitch and relocation of existing floodlights, improvements to the club's function hall, golf range and current car parking including the addition of further car parking spaces and associated development and enabling development in the form of the construction of 9 no. new dwellings and associated development).
61, Upper Clapton Rugby Football Club, Upland Road, Epping Upland, Epping, CM16 6NL
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0779/26
Single storey rear extension with flat roof no higher than 4m and extending between 3 and 6m from the original rear elevation
11, Willowmead, Chigwell, IG7 6JR
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0782/26
Removal of 1 conifer tree that grows at an angle towards the road. There is a line of conifer trees tha make up ‘A1’, but this request is just to remove the one tree on the end, overhanging into the road. The section of A1 shown in red as dotted line was removed decades ago.
1, Beaumont Park Drive, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5HB
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0780/26
Single storey side extension.
7, Cannon Mews, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1JF
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0781/26
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed outbuilding.
2, Bridge Hill, Epping, CM16 4ER
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0783/26
Part single and part double storey rear and front extension, single storey side extension and loft conversion including raising roof ridge.
29, Chigwell Rise, Chigwell, IG7 6AQ
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0784/26
Changes to shopfront including lighting.
184, TownView, 184-186 High Road, Loughton, IG10 1DN
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0785/26
Advertisement consent for curved aluminium panel and backlit illuminated features to central column, fascia and projecting sign, frosted film to main glass panel.
184, TownView, 184-186 High Road, Loughton, IG10 1DN
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0788/26
Single-storey rear and side extension; change of use of existing garage to storage area and gym; first-floor side extension above garage; reconfiguration of external terrace and steps together with associated external works.
21, Hazelwood, Loughton, IG10 4ET
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0786/26
Retrospective Planning Permission for temporary Clubhouse, to be fitted out with showers, toilets, a hospitality environment and Bar with terrace, for a temporary 3 year period, until the new Club House is built.
West Essex Golf Club Ltd, Bury Road, Waltham Abbey, London, E4 7QL
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0789/26
TPO/EPF/26/91 (Ref: G2) T17: Holly - Coppice, as specified. T20: London Plane - Crown lift by up to 5m from roadside, as specified. T24: Group of Ash, Holly, Yew - Cut back from path, as specified T27: Sycamore - Crown reduce to previous points, as specified. NB: The permitted specification of works is detailed in the conditions below.
Land adjacent to 42 Highfield Green Epping CM16 5HD
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0787/26
Application to discharge Requirement 7 & 9 (Stage 5a) - (Highways & CTMP) 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 22 Apr 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0790/26
Erection of single storey outbuilding to rear garden for use as a home office ancillary to main dwelling.
40 Mill Lane, High Ongar, Ongar, CM5 9RN
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0791/26
Single storey front and two storey rear extension.
62, Grange Crescent, Chigwell, IG7 5JF
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0792/26
TPO/EPF/26/91 (Ref: G2) T18: Leyland Cypress - Fell and replace, as specified. T29: 2 x Sycamore - Fell and replace, as specified. T30: Sycamore - Fell and replace, as specified. NB: The permitted specification of works is detailed in the conditions below.
Land adjacent to 42 Highfield Green Epping CM16 5HD
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0794/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3 Types and Colours of external finishes, 4 Foul and Surface Water, 5 Contaminated land and 10 Parking Spaces of EPF/0316/20 (Conversion of existing barn style buildings, formerly associated with Nupers Fishery, to four residential dwellings with associated garages).
Courtyard Nupers Hatch, Nupers Lane, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1JR
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0795/26
Proposed two storey front and rear extensions (Revised application to EPF/1570/25).
11, Wellfields, Loughton, IG10 1PB
Received 22 Apr 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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