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Planning performance · official MHCLG data
67.2% of applications approved
Ranks #309 of 310 UK authorities · national average 87.1% · rolling 2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Decision speed (% in time), approval trends back to 1979, application-type mix and live market activity are available on paid plans.
Planning appeals · HM Planning Inspectorate
36.2% of appeals overturn this council
Ranks #241 of 315 for decisions upheld · national average 32.1% · 657 appeals decided
Overturn rate = appeals allowed ÷ decided (lower is better). Procedure mix and the year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.
Property market · HM Land Registry
£525,000 median sale price
+2.9% year on year · 1,454 sales in the last 12 months
Area-level (the whole authority), standard sales, median not average. Breakdown by property type and the 10-year trend are available on paid plans.
Energy performance · EPC certificates
43.3% of homes rated EPC C or above
Ranks #216 of 318 most efficient · national average 46.6% · 43,569 certificates
% rated C or above (higher is better). The A–G band distribution and year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.
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| Reference | Address | Description | Type | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPF/1584/26 | Land Adjacent to Harlow Road, Near Roydon, Harlow | Non-Material Amendment to EPF/1974/22 Allowed on Appeal (The construction and operation of a solar photovoltaic (‘PV’)… | Other | 17 Aug 2026 |
| EPF/1587/26 | 323 Civic Offices, Epping Forest District Council, High Street, Epping | Approval of Details Reserved by condition 30 Contaminated Land from EPF/0919/21 (The redevelopment of the existing… | Dischargeconditions | 17 Aug 2026 |
| EPF/1586/26 | High Beech Hall, Church Road, Waltham Abbey, Loughton | Approval of Detail Reserved by condition 6 Surface water disposal of EPF/1313/25 allowed on appeal (The development… | Dischargeconditions | 17 Aug 2026 |
| EPF/1578/26 | Leverton County Gm Junior And Infant School, Honey Lane, Waltham Abbey | Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3 Surface Water Drainage of EPF/0461/24 (2 x 3 bed semi-detached houses). | Dischargeconditions | 17 Aug 2026 |
| EPF/1582/26 | 2, The Uplands, Loughton | Non-Material Amendment to EPF/0064/25 (Proposed new dwelling). | Other | 17 Aug 2026 |
| EPF/1583/26 | Hillside, Vicarage Lane, Chigwell | Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 11 Hard and Soft Landscaping of EPF/2560/24 Allowed on Appeal (Demolition of… | Dischargeconditions | 17 Aug 2026 |
| EPF/1576/26 | Land at Nickerlands, Berwick Lane, Stanford Rivers, Ongar | Application for approval of details reserved by condition 14 (Temporary Construction Access) on planning permission… | Dischargeconditions | 14 Aug 2026 |
| EPF/1573/26 | 3C, Lavender Cottage, Cripsey Avenue, Ongar | Non-Material Amendment to EPF/2332/24 (onstruction of a new dwelling house with vehicular access). | Householder | 14 Aug 2026 |
| EPF/1570/26 | Nupers Cottage, Nupers Lane, Stapleford Abbotts | Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed single storey side extension and two storey rear extension. | Lawfuldevelopment | 14 Aug 2026 |
| EPF/1571/26 | Greyfriars, Bury Road, Waltham Abbey | Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 4 of EPF/0482/26 and 7 of EPF/1674/25 Hard and Soft Landscaping (Variation of… | Dischargeconditions | 14 Aug 2026 |
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We index every application published on Epping Forest’s planning portal (Arcus) and refresh several times per day. The original portal:
https://eppingforestdc.my.site.com/pr/s/register-view?c__r=Arcus_BE_Public_RegisterNewest application received 17 Aug 2026.
This page lists the latest applications received by Epping Forest, updated daily. The PlanNexus dashboard and API let you search the full archive of 4,930 indexed applications by postcode, date, status and type — a free account includes 1,000 requests a month. The council's own portal is also linked above.
PlanNexus indexes Epping Forest's planning register several times a day. The newest application on record was received 17 Aug 2026.
67.2% of Epping Forest's planning applications were approved over the rolling 2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1, against a national average of 87.1% (official MHCLG figures).
36.2% of appeals against Epping Forest decisions were allowed by the Planning Inspectorate, against a national average of 32.1%, across 657 decided appeals.
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