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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 dates59,977Searchable applications
395Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 51,711 approved or refused records
10,431Refused applications
41,280 approved · 10,431 refused · 3,126 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 1996 to 29 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 3 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/1543/26
Side and rear extension with pitched roof.
106, Pancroft, Lambourne, RM4 1DA
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Recommendation MadeEPF/1544/26
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and front roof lights.
2, Forest Side, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5SL
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1545/26
Proposed ground and first floor rear extensions including conversion of garage into a habitable room.
2, Forest Side, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5SL
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1546/26
Proposed hip-to-gable loft conversion with rear dormer and part first-floor extension.
161, Grosvenor Drive, Loughton, IG10 2LB
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1547/26
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed single storey rear extension.
33, Tudor Way, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1PU
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1552/26
Single storey side and rear extension, roof extension and loft conversion with rear dormer, detached annexe, enlargement of existing driveway to create additional parking and boundary wall changes.
70, Bower Hill, Epping, CM16 7AW
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1551/26
Construction of a single storey rear extension
138, Queens Road, North Weald Bassett, Epping, CM16 6JG
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1549/26
Retrospective permission for alterations to two courtyard-facing openings and installation of two garage doors within a curtilage-listed former agricultural barn.
Skinners Farm, Epping Lane, Stapleford Tawney, Epping, RM4 1ST
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1554/26
Listed building retrospective permission for alterations to two courtyard-facing openings and installation of two garage doors within a curtilage-listed former agricultural barn.
Skinners Farm, Epping Lane, Stapleford Tawney, Epping, RM4 1ST
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1550/26
Construction of a welfare and storage building.
Berners Hall Fishery, Ongar Road, Berners Roding, Nr Fyfield, CM5 0TB
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1553/26
Hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and front roof lights.
7, Whitehills Road, Loughton, IG10 1TS
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1555/26
Two storey side and rear extension, new front porch, two new bay windows on front elevation.
7, Field Close, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5AQ
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Under ConsultationEPF/1557/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 5 Surface Water Drainage, 6 Contaminated Land, 8 Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy, 12 Hard and Soft Landscaping and 14 Arboricultural Method Statement of EPF/2332/24 (Construction of a new dwelling house with vehicular access).
3C, Lavender Cottage, Cripsey Avenue, Ongar, CM5 0AT
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1556/26
Certificate of Lawful Development for existing works - replacement ground floor doors and windows and construction of single storey entrance porch.
116, Kids Inc, Palmerston Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5LQ
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1558/26
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed conversion of detached garage.
39, Roding View, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6AF
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1560/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3 Surface Water Drainage, 4 Hard and Soft Landscaping, 9 Biodiversity Enhancement Scheme and 12 Contaminated Land of EPF/2276/25 (s73 Variation of Condition 2 Plan Numbers of EPF/0064/25 (Proposed new self-build dwelling).
Land adjacent to 2 Uplands, Loughton IG10 1NG
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1559/26
Demolition of two derelict buildings (football changing room blocks).
Roding Valley Recreation Ground Changing Rooms , Near Roding Road, Loughton , IG10 3BS
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Under ConsultationEPF/1561/26
Subdivision and conversion of existing dwelling to create 6 flats.
72, Manor Road, Chigwell, IG7 5PG
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1562/26
Erection of a single light industrial building to replace one existing building and one fire-damaged building previously removed.
Chase Farm, Vicarage Lane, North Weald Bassett, Epping, CM16 6AL
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1563/26
Erection of single storey rear extension, front entrance porch and alterations to roof of existing attached garage/side extension.
Mellowbrook, Nazeing Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2HU
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1565/26
TPO/EPF/14/96 (Ref: W1) T1: Robinia - Fell. NB: The permitted specification of works is detailed in the conditions below.
Cedar Park, High Road, Chigwell, IG7 5AL
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1564/26
Variation of Condition 2 Plan numbers of EPF/2553/25 (Erection of rear extensions at ground and first floor level, along with excavation of basement, and roof alterations including removal of chimney).
8, Summerfield Road, Loughton, IG10 4JF
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1566/26
Certificate of lawful development for the proposed construction of a swimming pool building with gym and plant room.
Firs House, Moreton Road, Bobbingworth, Ongar, CM5 0LU
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1567/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3B Contaminated Land of EPF/2389/24 (Demolition of existing dwelling and detached garage. Erection of 4no. four-bedroom dwellings with associated landscaping, private amenity areas, car parking and 3no. new vehicular accesses across the existing footway).
3, Woodberry Down, Epping, CM16 6RJ
Received 13 Aug 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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