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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 dates57,123Searchable applications
413Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 48,912 approved or refused records
9,912Refused applications
39,000 approved · 9,912 refused · 3,038 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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/0894/26
Internal and external refurbishment.
8, The Kings Head Ph, High Road, North Weald Bassett, Epping, CM16 6BU
Received 7 May 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0895/26
Advertisement for projecting hanging and fascia signage.
8, The Kings Head Ph, High Road, North Weald Bassett, Epping, CM16 6BU
Received 7 May 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0896/26
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed single storey extension and change of use of garage to habitable room.
125, The Lindens, Loughton, IG10 3HU
Received 7 May 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0897/26
Proposed two storey side & rear extensions & alterations to existing elevations. (Amended application to EPF/0629/25)
7, Field Close, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5AQ
Received 7 May 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0898/26
Two storey side extension & single storey rear extension & alterations.
32, Dukes Avenue, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7HE
Received 7 May 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0899/26
Grade II Listed Building Consent for projecting hanging and fascia signage.
8, The Kings Head Ph, High Road, North Weald Bassett, Epping, CM16 6BU
Received 7 May 2026 - Under ConsultationEPF/0901/26
Proposed one new family home, car parking and amenity space.
Willowbrook, Green Lane, Nazeing, Essex, EN10 6RS
Received 7 May 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0902/26
Grade II Listed Building Consent for Internal and external refurbishment.
8, The Kings Head Ph, High Road, North Weald Bassett, Epping, CM16 6BU
Received 7 May 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0903/26
Loft conversion with Juliet balcony and first floor rear extension
1, James Street, Epping, CM16 6RR
Received 7 May 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0904/26
St John's Conservation Area T1: Conifer - Fell.
13, Hills Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5RS
Received 7 May 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0905/26
Vault the front right bedroom ceiling and change stairs.
35, Duck Lane, Thornwood, Epping, CM16 6NF
Received 8 May 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0906/26
Proposed widening of existing crossover on Orchard Drive. Proposed widening of existing crossover serving 24 Elizabeth Drive to enable a new crossover to be provided to access the rear garden of the application site. The existing outbuilding will be removed to facilitate access into the rear garden.
48, Orchard Drive, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7DJ
Received 8 May 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0907/26
Proposed single storey rear extension
19, Westall Road, Loughton, IG10 2AF
Received 8 May 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0908/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 8(B) Contaminated Land of EPF/0332/22 (Outline Application for proposed demolition of existing buildings followed by comprehensive development of up to 62 new homes (inclusive of 40% onsite affordable housing), landscaping, community orchard, new access, parking and circa 1.9 ha of public open space).
Rosario, High Road, Thornwood, Epping, CM16 6LU
Received 8 May 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0909/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3: “External finishes”, Condition 5: “Additional drawings of the proposed new garage doors, parapet and plinth”, and Condition 6: “Additional drawings that show details of the proposed new boundary wall” of EPF/1685/24.
Forest Lodge, Wood Mead, Epping, CM16 6TD
Received 8 May 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0910/26
Demolition of garage, two storey rear and side extension, single storey rear extension, loft conversion with rear dormer and roof windows to front.
21, Chigwell Park Drive, Chigwell, IG7 5BD
Received 8 May 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0911/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3: “External finishes”, Condition 4: “Details of the proposed surface materials”, Condition 6: “Additional drawings that show details of the proposed new garage doors, parapet and plinth”, and Condition 7: “Additional drawings that show details of the proposed new boundary wall” of EPF/0745/25.
Forest Lodge, Wood Mead, Epping, CM16 6TD
Received 8 May 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0914/26
First floor side and rear extension above existing ground floor, with infill ground floor extension at rear corner, plus hip to gable roof extension. Amended application to EPF/2380/24.
10, Purlieu Way, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7ED
Received 11 May 2026 - Under ConsultationEPF/0912/26
Construction of six padel courts, redevelopment of old club house and associated works.
OLD LOUGHTON RUGBY CLUB, SQUIRRELS LANE, BUCKHURST HILL, IG9 6JX
Received 11 May 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0913/26
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed loft conversion with rear facing dormer.
84, Roding Road, Loughton, IG10 3EF
Received 11 May 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0915/26
Variation of Condition 2 Plan numbers of EPF/1609/24 (Part single, part double storey rear extension, roof replacement to crown roof with rear dormer and side roof windows, along with alterations to fenestrations).
19, Bury Road, Epping, CM16 5ET
Received 11 May 2026 - Under ConsultationEPF/0918/26
Grade II Listed Building Consent for conversion into seven apartments and Dairy Building into single dwelling (part retrospective), with associated building works, parking and landscaping.
St Leonards House, St Leonards Road, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2HG
Received 11 May 2026 - Under ConsultationEPF/0916/26
Conversion of existing buildings into seven apartments and conversion of the Dairy Building into a single dwelling (part retrospective), with associated building works, parking and landscaping.
St Leonards House, St Leonards Road, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2HG
Received 11 May 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0917/26
Single storey ground floor rear extension including conversion of garage into a habitable room.
7, Grovewood Place, Chigwell, IG8 8PX
Received 11 May 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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