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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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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 dates59,493Searchable applications
413Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 51,264 approved or refused records
10,341Refused applications
40,923 approved · 10,341 refused · 3,108 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/1268/26
Grade II Listed Building Consent for demolition of the existing outbuilding and construction of a new single storey annexe in association with the existing dwelling.
Church Cottage, Betts Lane, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2DB
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1269/26
Construction of a two storey side extension with hipped roof along with formation of a rear patio and front porch following demolition of existing garage.
18, The Weind, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7HP
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1270/26
*WITHDRAWN*Erection of one two bedroom detached dwelling and one three bedroom detached dwelling with associated basement accommodation, vehicular access from Wimborne Close, car parking, cycle storage, refuse storage, landscaping and associated works.
170, Princes Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5DJ
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1271/26
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed single storey rear extension.
18, Woodland Road, Loughton, IG10 1HJ
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1272/26
Two storey side extension, single storey rear extension, front extension to square off property and regularise roof and create a more formal front elevation.
Bywold, 2 Woodman Lane, Waltham Abbey, E4 7QR
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1273/26
Amalgamation of Units 2 and 3.
Highbridge Retail Park, Highbridge Street, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1BY
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1274/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3B Contaminated land Verification of EPF/1773/23 (Demolition of an existing outbuilding and construction of five terraced chalet bungalows with associated shared surface and parking and adjusted access from Townmead Road).
Land to the side and rear of , 41 Townmead Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1RP
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1275/26
Prior notification application for proposed 6m deep single storey rear extension
7, King George Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1HG
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1276/26
Single storey wraparound extension.
79, Palmerston Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5NS
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1277/26
Proposed part two-storey front and side extension, two-storey rear extension, basement, front porch, and roof extension incorporating a loft conversion with front and rear dormers.
112, Manor Road, Chigwell, IG7 5PW
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1279/26
Erection of a single storey side infill extension.
1 Coopers Hill , Trattoria Italiana, Chipping Ongar, CM5 9EE
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1280/26
Installation of a demountable covered external seating area (pergola).
1 Coopers Hill , Trattoria Italiana, Chipping Ongar, CM5 9EE
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1281/26
Notification for prior approval under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class R of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the change of use of an existing agricultural building and land within its curtilage at the Umbrella Building, Spains Hall, to Class E(g)(iii) light industrial use, with no operational development proposed.
Spains Hall, Spains Hall Road, Willingale, Ongar, CM5 0QE
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1282/26
TPO/EPF/24/88 (Ref: A1) G1: 2 x Lime - Crown lift by up to 3m to clear pavement, as specified. G2: 7 x Lime - Reduce lateral growth back to hedge line to clear access road by up to 5m, as specified. G2: 1 x Lime - Prune back stems from roof, as specified. G3: Privet - Prune back to clear garage roof by up to 2m, as specified. NB: The permitted specification of works is detailed in the conditions below.
Highview Court, High Road, Loughton, IG10 4QZ
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1283/26
TPO/EPF/24/88 (Ref: A1) T1: Lime - Fell and replace, as specified. NB: The permitted specification of works is detailed in the conditions below.
Highview Court, High Road, Loughton, IG10 4QZ
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1284/26
Non-Material Amendment to EPF/1898/23 (Proposed single storey rear extension including single storey to side).
22, Coteford Close, Loughton, IG10 2NT
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1285/26
Prior Notification for telecommunications - Monopole and equipment cabinets to be installed.
Land adjacent to Park Bike Rack, Station Road, Chigwell, IG7 6QT
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Under ConsultationEPF/1286/26
Proposed Garden Room with Demolition of Existing Outbuilding.
21, Albion Park, Loughton, IG10 4RB
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1288/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 6 (Archaeology) of EPF/1165/22 & EPF/0388/26 (New Data Centre) (Revised App to EPF/0352/26).
Alandale Scaffolding, Langston Road, Loughton IG10 3SL
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1287/26
Erection of a new detached dwelling house (Plot 1) comprising four bedrooms, associated parking, landscaping and ancillary outbuilding, in substitution of the dwelling approved under planning permission EPF/1023/23, which has been lawfully commenced as confirmed by Certificate of Lawful Development (Existing) ref: EPF/0249/26
Three Horseshoes Farm, Church Road, Waltham Abbey, IG10 4AJ
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1289/26
Baldwin's Hill Conservation Area T1: Conifer - Fell. T2: Apple - Crown reduce height and spread by up to 1.5m.
18, Stony Path, Loughton, IG10 1SJ
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1291/26
Ground floor single storey rear extension
105, Swanshope, Loughton, IG10 2NB
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1290/26
Demolition of Existing Buildings and Hardstanding and Construction of New Dwelling with Associated Parking and Landscaping (Revised Application Following Refusal of EPF/0130/26).
Stables Opposite Rose Cottage, Epping, CM16 6QN
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1293/26
Variation of Condition 2 Plan numbers of EPF/1368/25 (Replacement Community Hall & Leisure Centre (Revised scheme to EPF/1154/21)).
Nazeing Parish Council Leisure Centre, Nazeing Common, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2SF
Received 30 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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