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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 dates60,184Searchable applications
402Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 51,896 approved or refused records
10,469Refused applications
41,427 approved · 10,469 refused · 3,131 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/1666/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 4 Lighting Design Strategy for Biodiversity and 5 Surface Water Drainage of EPF/0706/26 (New detached single-family dwelling to replace existing bungalow (Retrospective)).
78, Bracken Drive, Chigwell, IG7 5RD
Received 31 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1667/26
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed single storey ancillary outbuilding.
11, Lee Grove, Chigwell, IG7 6AD
Received 31 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1668/26
Non-Material Amendment to EPF/0626/26 (Single storey rear extension, single storey front porch extension, conversion of integral garage to home office plus a loft conversion/extension).
81, Rous Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6BU
Received 31 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1669/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 4 Regulation 77 of EPF/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 31 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1670/26
Demolish conservatory and part of existing rear garage, erect single storey side and rear extension, replace all windows.
6, Harriescourt, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3NS
Received 31 Aug 2026 - Under ConsultationEPF/1671/26
Double storey side extension and single storey front extension.
10, Lodge Close, Chigwell, IG7 6JL
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1672/26
Certificate of Lawful Development Existing Construction of buildings A, B, C & D as identified
Lowershot Nursery, Sedge Green, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5JS
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1673/26
Proposed boundary amendment to previously consented scheme under EPF/0016/19 relating to Plots 5 to 6 (Proposed development of x 23 no. new homes with associated parking facilities, cycle stores and rubbish disposal (FYF.R1 - Allocated Site in Fyfield).
Gypsy Mead Works, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RB
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1675/26
TPO/EPF/02/19 T1: Oak - Fell and replace, as specified. NB: The permitted specification of works is detailed in the conditions below.
74, High Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5RP
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1676/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 7 Surface Water Disposal, 8 Construction Method Statement, 9 EVP, 13 Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy and 14 Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan of EPF/1008/25 (Demolition of existing rear extension and relocation of upper and lower windows. Erection of new adjoining single dwelling and amendments to the existing driveway access).
16, Palmers Hill, Epping, CM16 6SQ
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1677/26
Single storey rear extension 8M
89, Hainault Road, Chigwell, IG7 5DL
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1678/26
Single storey rear extension
51, Grange Crescent, Chigwell, IG7 5JD
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Under ConsultationEPF/1680/26
Loft conversion.
32, Ely Place, Chigwell, IG8 8AG
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1681/26
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and front roof lights.
14, Tennyson Avenue, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3BJ
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1683/26
Two storey side extension and single storey rear extension. Ground floor bay window roof to be extending across front elevation to create a covered entrance area.
19, Morgan Crescent, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7DU
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1682/26
Erection of single storey rear extension.
14, Tennyson Avenue, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3BJ
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1684/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 18 Contaminated Land of EPF/2868/20 Allowed on Appeal (Proposed mixed-use development to provide 35 residential dwellings (Use Class C3) and 512 sqm of commercial floorspace (Use Class E) together with cycle and car parking, landscaping, provision of new pavement and loading bay on Brook Mews and associated infrastructure).
177 High Road Chigwell IG7 6NX
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1685/26
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed loft conversion with side dormers.
16, Severns Field, Epping, CM16 5AP
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Under ConsultationEPF/1686/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 9 Construction Traffic Management Plan of EPF/1974/22 Allowed on Appeal (The construction and operation of a solar photovoltaic (‘PV’) farm and associated infrastructure, including inverters, DNO substation, customer switchgear, security cameras, fencing, access tracks and landscaping).
Land Adjacent to Harlow Road, Near Roydon, Harlow
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1687/26
TPO/EPF/17/04 T1: Liquidambar - Crown reduce by up to 2m, as specified. T2: Cedar - Crown reduce by up to 2m, as specified. Reduce laterals towards building by up to 2m, as specified. NB: The permitted specification of works is detailed in the conditions below.
15, Ollards Grove, Loughton, IG10 4DW
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1688/26
Single storey rear extension, 4m high and 8m deep with brick and weatherboarding.
High Acre, Norwood End, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RW
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1689/26
DEMOLISH EXISTING STRUCTURES AND CONSTRUCT SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION
7, Barncroft Green, Loughton, IG10 3ET
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1690/26
Single storey front extension and first floor rear extension
69, Centre Drive, Epping, CM16 4JF
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Under ConsultationEPF/1691/26
Subdivision of the site and erection of new 1no. 2-bedroom self-contained bungalow.
10, Western Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2QJ
Received 4 Sept 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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