Planning in Epping Forest
Epping Forest District Council has 25 conservation areas and 0 Article 4 direction areas on the national planning data platform.
Conservation areas
25
Article 4 directions
0
Listed building outlines
–
Planning applications
–
not published yet
Check what you can build — with AI
Planium reads the conservation area appraisal, Article 4 directions and local plan policies for Epping Forest and tells you whether your extension, loft conversion or change of use needs planning permission.
Conservation areas
- Abbess Rodingdesignated 15 December 1981
- Abridgedesignated 21 September 1977
- Baldwins Hill, Loughtondesignated 21 September 1977
- Bell Common, Eppingdesignated 1 January 1985
- Blake Hall, Bobbingworthdesignated 25 April 1995
- Chigwell Villagedesignated 2 October 1969
- Chipping Ongardesignated 30 January 1969
- Coopersale Streetdesignated 21 September 1977
- Copped Halldesignated 26 June 1984
- Eppingdesignated 2 October 1969
- Great Stony School, Chipping Ongardesignated 25 April 1995
- High Ongardesignated 25 April 1995
- Hill Hall, Theydon Mountdesignated 17 December 1996
- Lower Sheeringdesignated 19 September 1975
- Matchingdesignated 1 November 1977
- Matching Greendesignated 2 October 1969
- Matching Tyedesignated 1 November 1977
- Moretondesignated 21 September 1977
- Nazeing and South Roydondesignated 26 October 1982
- Royal Gunpowder Factory, Waltham Abbeydesignated 27 October 1981
- Roydon Villagedesignated 2 November 1973
- Staples Road, Loughtondesignated 25 April 1995
- Upshiredesignated 26 February 1985
- Waltham Abbeydesignated 30 January 1969
- York Hill, Loughtondesignated 21 September 1977
Article 4 directions
No Article 4 directions published on the platform yet.
Frequently asked questions
Is my property in a conservation area in Epping Forest?
Epping Forest District Council has designated 25 conservation areas, listed on this page with their designation dates and appraisal documents where the council publishes them. In a conservation area, permitted development rights are narrower: cladding, some extensions, roof alterations and satellite dishes on the front elevation may need planning permission, and demolition of most buildings needs consent.
What is an Article 4 direction?
An Article 4 direction removes specific permitted development rights in a defined area, so work that would normally not need planning permission — for example replacing windows, changing a house into a small HMO or altering front boundaries — does need an application. Epping Forest has 0 Article 4 direction areas recorded on planning.data.gov.uk.
How do I check what I am allowed to build?
Start with the designations on the site (conservation area, Article 4, listed building), then the local plan policies and any design codes. Planium can read the council’s appraisal and policy documents and summarise what applies to your project, including whether permitted development is available.
Epping Forest District Council website · All local planning authorities
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Open Government Licence v3.0) · Retrieved 2026-10-09