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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates57,209Searchable applications
413Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 48,990 approved or refused records
9,925Refused applications
39,065 approved · 9,925 refused · 3,043 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0967/26
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and front roof lights.
4, Paternoster Close, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3JX
Received 18 May 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0968/26
Retrospective consent for front dormer windows, rear roof extension, side dormers and associated roof alterations.
Brookend, Oak Hill Road, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1JJ
Received 18 May 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0969/26
Baldwin's Hill Conservation Area T1: Lime - Crown reduce by up to 2m.
Woodcroft School, Whitakers Way, Loughton, IG10 1SQ
Received 18 May 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0971/26
TPO/EPF/09/07 T1: Oak - Crown reduce height by up to 2m, as specified. Reduce lateral spread by up to 3m, as specified. NB: The permitted specification of works is detailed in the conditions below.
1, Alderton Way, Loughton, IG10 3EQ
Received 18 May 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0973/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition No.s 16: Community Use Agreement; 17: Assessment of Ground Conditions; 18: Certification of Artificial Grass Pitch; 19: Design and Layout of Artificial Grass Pitch; 20 (Part): Details of Phasing of Development and 24: External Lighting 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).
Upper Clapton Rugby Football Club, 61 Upland Road, Epping Upland, Epping, CM16 6NL
Received 18 May 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0975/26
Improve the existing bungalow through internal reconfiguration, a rear infill extension, garage conversion, and minor external alterations.
68, Highland Road, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2PX
Received 18 May 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0974/26
Listed building consent for fire damage reinstatement works including windows upgrade.
Horseshoe Farm West, London Road, Hastingwood, Harlow, CM17 9LH
Received 18 May 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0976/26
Upshire Conservation Area T1: Willow - Fell. T2: Hornbeam - Fell.
Warlies Home Farm Cottage, Fernhall Lane, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3TJ
Received 18 May 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0977/26
Upward extension of residential dwellinghouse.
Lochalsh, Hamlet Hill, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5JU
Received 18 May 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0978/26
Staples Road Conservation Area T1: Fig - Crown reduce by up to 4m.
63, Staples Road, Loughton, IG10 1HR
Received 18 May 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0979/26
Rear ground floor and external terrace extension and associated landscaping works.
68, Manor Road, Chigwell, IG7 5PG
Received 18 May 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0980/26
New replacement windows and doors.
Rosina Court, Hatfield Heath Road, Sheering, Harlow, CM21 9LD
Received 18 May 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0981/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition No. 4: Drainage Details of EPF/2105/20 (Erection of a two storey detached dwelling to the side of the existing property with one off-street parking space. Formation of a new off-street parking space at the existing house).
33, Chapel Road, Epping, CM16 5DS
Received 18 May 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0982/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition No. 8: Drainage Construction of EPF/1974/22 (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 18 May 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0983/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition No. 9: Construction Traffic Management Plan of EPF/1974/22 (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 18 May 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0984/26
Single storey L-shaped extension around the rear & side
The Limes, Epping Road, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5HT
Received 19 May 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0985/26
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed loft conversion including rear dormer and three skylights to the front. External render of dwellinghouse. Removal of first floor side window.
7, Hull Green, Matching Green, Harlow, CM17 0QD
Received 19 May 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0986/26
Erection of single storey garden room.
31, Hillcrest Road, Loughton, IG10 4QH
Received 19 May 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0987/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition No. 7: Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan and Biodiversity Gain Plan of EPF/2362/25 (Proposed site entrance (Revised application to EPF/0536/25)).
Arnolds Farm Business Centre, 221 Ongar Road, Lambourne, Romford, RM4 1RH
Received 19 May 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0988/26
Certificate of Lawful Development for confirmation that existing paved hard surface has the benefit of previous consent.
The Mole Trap Ph, Tawney Common, Stapleford Tawney, Romford, CM16 7PU
Received 19 May 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0989/26
Erection of a self-build single dwelling.
Land at 10 Sibley Row, Common Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2DG
Received 19 May 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0990/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3 - Land Contamination, 4 - Surface Water Drainage, 5 - Biodiversity Enhancement, 6 - Cycle Parking, 7 - Car Parking, 8 - Construction Management of EPF/0634/24 (Demolition of existing buildings and erection of three-bed detached dwelling with associated parking and landscaping).
49, Broomstick Hall Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1LN
Received 19 May 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0991/26
Royal Gunpowder Factory Conservation Area T1: Silver Birch - Fell.
11, Walton Gardens, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1BL
Received 19 May 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/0992/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 4 Soft Landscaping, 8 and 9 Flooding, 10 CEMP for Biodiversity, 13 Lighting, 14 Habitat Monitoring of EPF/1305/25 (Demolish existing sixth form and library block and replace with new partial two storey sixth form including library and SEN classrooms).
Davenant Foundation School, Chester Road, Loughton, IG10 2LD
Received 20 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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