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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 dates59,404Searchable applications
413Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 51,170 approved or refused records
10,329Refused applications
40,841 approved · 10,329 refused · 3,106 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 1996 to 29 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 2 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/1217/26
Variation of Condition 2 Plan numbers of EPF/0183/26 (Ground floor rear and part side rear extension).
84, Beechfield Walk, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3AA
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1218/26
Chipping Ongar Conservation Area G1: Sycamore - Fell.
177, High Street, Ongar, CM5 9JG
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1220/26
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed loft conversion with rear dormer and front roof lights.
11, Rainbow Road, Matching Tye, CM17 0QP
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1221/26
Two storey side extension.
Well Cottage, Epping Road, Nazeing, EN9 2DH
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1222/26
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed loft conversion with rear dormer and front roof lights.
292, Willingale Road, Loughton, IG10 2BP
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1223/26
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed two storey rear extension and loft conversion with rear dormer and front roof lights.
3, Fiddlers Nook, Crooked Way, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2LE
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1224/26
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed installation of solar panels, inverter and battery system.
65, Whitehills Road, Loughton, IG10 1TU
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1225/26
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed single storey infill extension to utility room and replacing two single garage doors into one double garage door.
6, Kensington Park, Stapleford Abbotts, RM4 1AF
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1226/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3 Types and Colours of External Finishes of EPF/2545/25 (Alterations and extension to the main house).
Stapleford Hall, Stapleford Road, Stapleford Abbotts, RM4 1EJ
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1227/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3 Types and Colours of External Finishes of EPF/2577/25 (Grade II Listed Building Consent for alterations and extension to the main house).
Stapleford Hall, Stapleford Road, Stapleford Abbotts, RM4 1EJ
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1228/26
Demolition of the existing conservatory, construction of a single storey rear extension, and alterations to fenestration.
4, The Elms, Ongar, CM5 9EJ
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1229/26
Part ground floor rear extension and first floor rear extension and new entrance porch.
3, King Street, High Ongar, Ongar, CM5 9NS
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1230/26
Proposed extensions, roofing works including solar panels and dormers, boundary treatments and creation of therapy space.
15, Spareleaze Hill, Loughton, IG10 1BS
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1231/26
Single storey rear extension with a flat roof and glazed lantern, internal alterations.
Willows, Fernhall Lane, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3TJ
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1232/26
Lawful Development Certificate to confirm No.4 Theydon Hall Cottage has been occupied in breach of agricultural occupancy condition for a period exceeding 10 years.
4 Theydon Hall Cottages, Abridge Road, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7NP
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Under ConsultationEPF/1234/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 4 Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan (HMMP), 10 Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP: Biodiversity) 11 Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy (BES) and BNG informative of EPF/1888/24 (Outline application for the erection of 15 no. new commercial units, improvements to the access road, car parking, refuse areas, cycle stores, tree planting, soft landscaping and sustainable urban drainage; all matters reserved except access (Revised scheme to EPF/0751/23 & EPF/0752/23)).
Middlebrook Industrial Estate, Hoe Lane, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2RJ
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1235/26
Retrospective planning approval for an outbuilding.
13, Rous Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6BL
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1233/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 4 Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan (HMMP), 11 Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP: Biodiversity), 12 Reptile Mitigation Strategy, 13 Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy (BES) and BNG informative of EPF/1889/24 (Outline application for the erection of 21no. new dwellings, sustainable drainage systems, car parking (including alterations to the existing Green Lane access), pedestrian and cycle paths, refuse areas, cycle stores, tree planting, soft landscaping and amenity space; all matters reserved except access (Revised scheme to EPF/0751/23 & EPF/0752/23)).
Willowbrook, Green Lane, Nazing, EN10 6RS
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1236/26
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed outbuilding.
8, The Avenue, Loughton, IG10 4PT
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1238/26
Single storey side extension.
2, Osprey Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3TY
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1239/26
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed replacement roof.
7, Forest Way, Loughton, IG10 1JG
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1240/26
Lower Sheering Conservation Area T1, T2, T3: Willow - Pollard to 8m.
88, The Meadows, Sheering, Harlow, CM21 9RA
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1241/26
York Hill Conservation Area Group A: Hazel, Holly, Pyracantha, Cypress, Wisteria - Fell. Group B: Hazel, Holly, Pyracantha, Cypress, Wisteria - Fell.
Clovelly, 47 York Hill, Loughton, IG10 1HZ
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1242/26
Provision of garden room outbuilding.
16, Bulrush Way, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN10 6GS
Received 23 Jun 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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