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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 dates57,590Searchable applications
413Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 49,398 approved or refused records
10,007Refused applications
39,391 approved · 10,007 refused · 3,054 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Under ConsultationEPF/1167/26
Demolition of existing dwelling, removal of existing mobile homes and construction of 3 new dwellings.
69, Weald Bridge Road, North Weald Bassett, Epping, CM16 6ES
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1169/26
Permission in Principle for the demolition of a residential outbuilding and the erection of between 1 and 2 residential dwellings (Use Class C3).
Rear garden of Gate House Teazle Mead Thornwood CM16 6TZ
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1172/26
Grade II Listed Building Consent for installation of carparking management system - ANPR and associated signage.
The Blue Boar Public House, Blue Boar, Market Place, Lambourne, Romford, RM4 1UA
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1170/26
Application to discharge Requirement 11 (Stage 5b) - Contaminated Land Strategy 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 11 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1171/26
Installation of 1 x column mounted camera and cabinet Installation of 5 x non illuminated signs.
The Blue Boar Public House, Blue Boar, Market Place, Lambourne, Romford, RM4 1UA
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1173/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 4 Types and Colours of External Finishes and 5 Additional Details of EPF/2045/25 (Grade II listed building consent for demolition of single storey lean-to, and replacement with single storey extension, replacement porch, removal of modern partition walls and external repairs).
South Lodge, Coopersale Street, Epping, CM16 7QJ
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1174/26
Demolition of garage/lobby and construction of a new dwelling.
127, Sheering Lower Road, Sheering, Harlow, CM21 9LQ
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1175/26
Chigwell Village Conservation Area T1 & T2: Lime - Repollard by up to 5m. T3: Lime - Repollard by up to 3m. T4: Ash - Crown reduce height by up to 5m and spread by up to 3m. T5: Rowan - Fell.
The Haylands, 95 High Road, Chigwell, IG7 6QQ
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1176/26
Part Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 8 (B) part (ii) in relation to land remediation scheme to Plots 24 and 25 only 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 11 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1177/26
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed bin stores and screening.
Cassis Court, Chigwell Lane, Loughton, IG10 3UA
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1178/26
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed conversion of garage and store to habitable space.
23, Rectory Lane, Loughton, IG10 1NZ
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1179/26
Advertisement Consent for installation of 1 x column mounted camera and cabinet Installation of 5 x non illuminated signs.
The Blue Boar Public House, Blue Boar, Market Place, Lambourne, Romford, RM4 1UA
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1181/26
Baldwin's Hill Conservation Area T1: Poplar - Fell. T2 & T3: Poplar - Crown reduce by up to 5m.
48, Baldwins Hill, Loughton, IG10 1SF
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1182/26
Proposed vehicular gate and boundary wall.
49, Church Hill, Loughton, IG10 1QP
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Under ConsultationEPF/1180/26
Proposed Part Two-Storey Side and Part Two-Storey Rear Extension
8, Marle Gardens, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2DZ
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1183/26
Certificate of Lawful Development for confirmation of commencement of works approved under EPF/0784/23.
Land at Back Lane / Rear of 53 Queens Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6DN
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1184/26
Consolidation of existing ad hoc rear extensions into a coherent single-storey rear extension spanning the full width of the dwelling. First Floor Side and Rear Extension. Extension of the existing front dormer toward the boundary with No. 14. New rear dormer subservient to the overall roofscape. External Alterations New rendered walls, red plain clay tile roof to match existing, dark grey aluminium-framed double-glazed windows and bi-fold doors, cladding details to dormers, and photovoltaic panels to the rear roof slope.
16, St Johns Road, Loughton, IG10 1RZ
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1185/26
Construction of a new timber framed agricultural building attached to an existing timber framed building in ancillary residential use. The proposal requires the demolition of a 13.3m2 lean to element currently used as a gym.
Bushes Cottage, Gould Close, Moreton, Ongar, CM5 0LG
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1186/26
Loft Conversion including Roof Replacement and Rear Dormer, Rear Extension, Front Porch Extension and Internal Alterations.
The Cottage, Parsloe Road, Epping Upland, Epping, CM16 6QB
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1187/26
Demolition of existing single storey rear extension. Erection of single storey rear extension extended front porch and two storey side extension.
96, Jessel Drive, Loughton, IG10 2EQ
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1189/26
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed single storey rear extension with flat roof and Juliet balcony at first floor.
57, Traps Hill, Loughton, IG10 1TD
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1188/26
Part change of use of existing ground floor retail premises (class E) to one-bedroom residential unit (class C3).
Rear of ground floor, Unit B, 2 - 4, Highbridge Street, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1DG
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1190/26
Proposed single-storey rear extension and a two-storey side and rear extension including garage conversion to a habitable room.
29, Roding View, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6AF
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1191/26
Non-Material Amendment to EPF/0506/25 Allowed on Appeal (Variation to Condition 2 of EPF/2122/20. (A new detached four bedroom house to the rear of the site, including a raised driveway and a detached garage)).
The Pines, Kendal Avenue, Epping, CM16 4PW
Received 15 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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