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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 dates60,083Searchable applications
402Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 51,805 approved or refused records
10,454Refused applications
41,351 approved · 10,454 refused · 3,129 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/1594/26
Demolition of existing conservatory and construction of a single storey rear extension.
141, Ongar Road, Lambourne, RM4 1UL
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1596/26
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed two storey rear extension and loft conversion with rear dormer and front rooflights.
3, Fiddlers Nook, Crooked Way, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2LE
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Under ConsultationEPF/1595/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3 Foul and Surface Water Drainage, 4 Contaminated Land, 8 Hard and Soft Landscaping and 9 EVC of EPF/0106/24 Allowed on Appeal (To remove all existing structures, hardstanding, compound boundary fencing and material stores and construct 1no. carbon zero high-quality two bedroom detached contemporary dwelling).
Oaklee Farm, Manor Road, Lambourne, RM4 1NB
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1597/26
Erection of a single storey ground floor rear extension.
42 Dickens Rise, Chigwell, IG7 6NY
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1598/26
TPO/EPF/35/04 T14: Oak - Reduce lateral growth towards building by up to 2m, as specified. NB: The permitted specification of works is detailed in the conditions below.
118, Charlesworth Court, High Road, Chigwell, IG7 5AR
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1599/26
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and front roof lights.
42 Dickens Rise, Chigwell, IG7 6NY
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1600/26
First Floor Extension Above Existing Garage.
236, The Brambles, Nine Ashes Road, High Ongar, Ongar, CM4 0JZ
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Under ConsultationEPF/1601/26
Demolition of part of existing glasshouses; change of use and conversion of remainder to form 6 units in mixed light industrial and storage use (Class EG (iii/B8).
Cws Nursery, Hoe Lane, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2RJ
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1602/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 25 Biodiversity Net Gain of EPF/2037/25 (Two proposed 4 bed dwellings).
Jubilee Bungalow, Bournebridge Lane, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1LT
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1603/26
Non-Material Amendment to EPF/1572/24 (Construction of new dwelling with a detached garage).
214, Upshire Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3PX
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1604/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 13 Lighting Design Strategy for Biodiversity of EPF/2037/25 (Two proposed 4 bed dwellings).
Jubilee Bungalow, Bournebridge Lane, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1LT
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1605/26
Single storey side extension.
49, Mount Pleasant Road, Chigwell, IG7 5EP
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Under ConsultationEPF/1606/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 7 Construction Method Statement (CMS), 9 Hard and Soft Landscaping, 10 Tree Protection Plan and Arboricultural Method Statement (TPP/AMS), 11 Contaminated Land, 12 Construction Environment Management Plan (CEMP), 13 Landscape Ecological Management Plan (LEMP), and 17 Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan (HMMP) of EPF/0863/25 (Demolition of one residential dwelling on Bridge Hill and the construction of nine new dwellings, incorporating new access, parking, landscaping, and pedestrian and cycle connections).
30 Bridge Hill and Land to the rear, Bridge Hill, Epping, CM16 4ER
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1607/26
Approval of Details reserved by Condition 4 parts 2 and 3 Written Scheme of Investigation of EPF/2545/25 (Alterations and extension to the main house).
Stapleford Hall, Stapleford Road, Stapleford Abbotts, RM4 1EJ
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1610/26
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed loft conversion with rear dormer and front roof lights.
124, Willingale Road, Loughton, IG10 2DA
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Under ConsultationEPF/1608/26
Outline planning application (with all matters reserved except for vehicle/pedestrian/cycle accesses into the site from the existing highway) for up to 250 residential dwellings (Class C3), together with landscaping, public open space, play provision, SuDS, and associated infrastructure works.
Land at Temple Farm, High Street , Roydon, Epping, CM19 5LW
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1609/26
First floor extension with alterations to openings. Alterations to front porch.
135, Old Nazeing Road, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN10 6RF
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1611/26
Rear extension including ridge raise for loft conversion and ancillary outbuilding.
24, The Crescent, Loughton, IG10 4PY
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1612/26
Variation of Condition 2 Plan numbers of EPF/1425/25 (First floor side extension with alterations to tiled roof and repositioning of existing dormer).
14, Eleven Acre Rise, Loughton, IG10 1AN
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1613/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 37 Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) of EPF/0292/21 (Erection of 38 residential dwellings with access from Forest Drive, and provision of associated open space, services and landscaping).
Land North of Forest Drive, Forest Drive, Theydon Bois, CM16 7HH
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1614/26
Two storey ground and first floor front extension and single storey ground floor rear extension.
15, Ravensmere, Epping, CM16 4PS
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1615/26
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed loft conversion with rear dormer and front roof lights.
26, Lower Road, Loughton, IG10 2RT
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1616/26
The proposed single storey rear extension will extend to the rear of the existing property 6m and will only be behind the original house width. The height of the extension will not be higher than the existing eaves of the original house.
Woodsedge, Old House Lane, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5DN
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1617/26
Erection of a new detached dwelling house (Plot 2) comprising four bedrooms, associated parking, landscaping, 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, and informed by pre-application advice ref: PRE/0061/26.
Three Horseshoes Farm, Church Road, Waltham Abbey, IG10 4AJ
Received 21 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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