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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 dates60,524Searchable applications
403Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 52,210 approved or refused records
10,521Refused applications
41,689 approved · 10,521 refused · 3,140 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Under ConsultationEPF/1868/26
Proposed first floor part side extension.
36, Bowes Drive, Ongar, CM5 9AX
Received 2 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationEPF/1869/26
TPO/EPF/08/92 (Ref: W1) 0AKC: Norway Maple - Fell and replace, as specified. NB: The permitted specification of works is detailed in the conditions below.
Land adjacent to Recreation Ground, Lower Swaines, Epping, CM16 5ER
Received 30 Sept 2026 - Under ConsultationEPF/1870/26
First floor rear extension comprising one new dormer to replace three smaller dormers.
22, Hill Road, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7LX
Received 2 Oct 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1873/26
Staples Road Conservation Area T1: Eucalyptus - Reduce overhanging branches to boundary with 16 Shaftesbury
5 Staples Road, Loughton, Essex, IG10 1HP
Received 2 Oct 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1874/26
Matching Green Conservation Area T1: Willow - Crown reduce by up to 2.5m.
1 Lilac Cottages, Matching Green, Harlow, CM17 0PR
Received 2 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationEPF/1875/26
Single Storey Conservatory Style Side Extension.
40A, Copperfield Lodge, Hainault Road, Chigwell, IG7 6QX
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Under ConsultationEPF/1876/26
Dormer loft conversion, construction of a new entrance canopy/porch, removal of existing chimneys, alterations to fenestration, and replacement of roof tiles with a different colour finish.
65, North Street, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2NJ
Received 2 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationEPF/1877/26
Erection of a single-storey rear extension following the demolition of existing rear elements.
50, Queens Road, Loughton, IG10 1RS
Received 2 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationEPF/1878/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 6 Foul and Surface Water of EPF/0982/24 Allowed on Appeal (Construction of 1no. dwelling and associated works).
Land & Garage, Adjacent To Travellers Friend Car Park, Epping Green, Epping, CM16 6PU
Received 2 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationEPF/1881/26
Two-storey rear extension and conversion of garage.
18, Great Owl Road, Chigwell, IG7 6AL
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1882/26
Non-Material Amendment to EPF/0907/25 (Proposed new main roof, incorporating a new loft conversion with a flat roof rear dormer with a Juliet balcony).
46, Upper Park, Loughton, IG10 4EQ
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationEPF/1883/26
Remove existing patio doors, fit new steel to support existing 1st floor. Extend out 1.015 metres fit new bi- fold doors and side windows. Finished with flat roof.
Ashlings Farm, Longbourn, Ashlings Farm Lane, High Ongar, Ongar, CM4 0JU
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationEPF/1884/26
Infill Ground Floor Extension.
36, Piercing Hill, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7JW
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1885/26
A building for the storage of horticultural crops, crop packing crates and crop grading machines and for grading and packing of those crops (revised application following refusal of EPF/1521/26).
Coronation Nursery, Hoe Lane, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2RN
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationEPF/1886/26
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed erection of a rear single storey outbuilding to be used ancillary to the main house for storage.
3A Lyndhurst Rise, Chigwell, IG7 5BB
Received 6 Oct 2026 - Decision MadeEPF/1887/26
Application to discharge requirement 3 – Written scheme setting out all stages of the authorised development (SW 3 C) 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 (Revised application to EPF/2072/25, EPF/0226/25 & EPF/0277/26).
Waltham Cross to Tottenham Substation, near to Highbridge Street, Waltham Abbey
Received 6 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationEPF/1888/26
New obscure glass window on the East Flank in the study room for approved Flat 1.
38, Queens Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5BY
Received 6 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationEPF/1889/26
Prior approval for conversion of agricultural building to two dwellinghouses.
Chalet Kennels, New Farm Drive, Lambourne, RM4 1BU
Received 6 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationEPF/1890/26
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed ancillary outbuilding.
28, Albion Hill, Loughton, IG10 4RD
Received 6 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationEPF/1891/26
Prior Approval for change of Use of Part of Horticultural Glasshouses to Flexible Commercial Use (Class B8 Storage)
Threeways Nursery, Sedge Green, Harlow, CM19 5JS
Received 6 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationEPF/1892/26
Formation of a new vehicular access and associated dropped kerb/footway crossover to provide off-street parking to the existing dwelling, with forecourt paved parking area.
42, Paternoster Hill, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3JT
Received 6 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationEPF/1893/26
Erection of a first-floor side/rear extension, replacement of two existing rear dormer windows with a single enlarged rear dormer, enclosure of the existing front entrance canopy to form a porch.
1, Westfield, Loughton, IG10 4EB
Received 7 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationEPF/1894/26
TPO/EPF/31/90 T1: Lime - Crown reduce to previous points, as specified. T2–T5: Lime - Pollard, as specified. NB: The permitted specification of works is detailed in the conditions below.
18, Beulah Road, Epping, CM16 6RH
Received 7 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationEPF/1895/26
Outdoor Padel Courts + Covers, Terrace Areas and Family / Kids Zone.
David Lloyd Club, Dl Kids, Roding Lane, Chigwell, IG9 6BJ
Received 7 Oct 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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