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Harlow District Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Harlow District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates807Searchable applications
20Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 546 approved or refused records
66Refused applications
480 approved · 66 refused · 28 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Feb 2009 to 14 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 28 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Link to the content Find a planning applicationLocal plan Planning policyConservation areas Conservation areas and listed buildingsArticle 4 directions Article 4 directions
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 areas19 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas14 mapped area records3 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
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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
- UnknownHW/HSE/25/00206
Construction of a single storey rear extension with alterations to the front elevation
140 Hookfield Harlow Essex CM18 6QL
Received 15 May 2025 - UnknownHW/HSE/25/00207
Proposed Drop Kerb
66 Mark Hall Moors Harlow Essex CM20 2NF
Received 30 May 2025 - UnknownHW/HSE/25/00208
Installation of a garage door to the side elevation and creation of a dropped kerb to allow vehicular access to the rear garden for off-street parking
87 Hare Street Springs Harlow Essex CM19 4AS
Received 16 May 2025 - UnknownHW/FUL/25/00209
Proposed parking area for 4 no. car parking spaces
Land South Of 1 The Spinney Latton Hall Close Latton Hall Close Harlow Essex
Received 16 May 2025 - UnknownHW/FUL/25/00210
Proposed parking area for 8 no. car parking spaces
Land West Of 20 Orchard Croft Orchard Croft Harlow Essex
Received 16 May 2025 - UnknownHW/FUL/25/00211
Proposed parking area for 7 no. car parking spaces
Land East Of 115 Wharley Hook Wharley Hook Harlow Essex
Received 16 May 2025 - UnknownHW/FUL/25/00212
Proposed parking area for 4 no. car parking spaces
Land North Of 89 Chapel Fields Chapel Fields Harlow Essex
Received 16 May 2025 - UnknownHW/CND/25/00213
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 6 (PWMS Bats), condition 7 (HMMP) & condition 10 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy) & Informatives 2 & 3 of planning permission HW/FUL/24/00375 for demolition of existing vacant buildings and construction of five industrial/logistics units (Use classes E(g)(iii),B2 & B8) together with ancillary offices, associated car parking, service areas and soft landscaping (Amended Description Proposal)
8 Howard Way Harlow Essex CM20 2SU
Received 19 May 2025 - UnknownHW/CND/25/00214
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 4 (Travel Plan) condition 5 (Covered & Secure Cycle Parking) & condition 6 (Details of Waste Storage Facilities) of planning permission HW/FUL/24/00388 Change of Use from Existing Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouse) to Use Class C2 (Children's Residential Care Home)
Alanya House 186 Malkin Drive Harlow Essex CM17 9HL
Received 19 May 2025 - UnknownHW/LDCP/25/00215
Construction of a rear box dormer loft conversion to existing terrace dwelling with front facing rooflights
183 Coalport Close Harlow Essex CM17 9RB
Received 20 May 2025 - UnknownHW/FUL/25/00216
Change of Use from Use Class C3 (Residential Dwellinghouse) to Use Class Sui Generis (Mother and Baby/Child Unit for up to five mothers and five babies/children between the ages of 0-5)(Amended Proposal Description)
2 Sunnycroft Harlow Essex CM18 7BJ
Received 20 May 2025 - UnknownHW/CND/25/00217
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 2 (External Finishes) and condition 8 (Contamination Risk Assessment) of planning permission HW/FUL/24/00038 for the construction of 8 modular residential dwellings with associated hard landscaping and infrastructure
Former Garage Site Adjacent To 64 Lower Meadow Harlow Essex
Received 20 May 2025 - UnknownHW/HSE/25/00218
Construction of a single storey front porch extension
1 Hare Street Harlow Essex CM19 4AY
Received 21 May 2025 - UnknownHW/HSE/25/00221
Proposed part porch, part front extension
142 Northbrooks Harlow Essex CM19 4DG
Received 9 Jul 2025 - UnknownHW/REMVAR/25/00222
Application for variation of condition 3 (to allow the sale of homewares and ancillary food & drink) of planning permission HW/OT/01/00322 For construction of New Warehouse Building, New Re-Sort/Store Building and Erection of Two Retail Warehouse Units (Class A1) and Associated Access and Car Parking Provision and On Site Works. Including the Moving of a Sub-Station
Unit 2B Harlow Retail Park Edinburgh Way Harlow Essex CM20 2TN
Received 22 May 2025 - UnknownHW/TP/25/10015
Pruning of a T1 Lime tree by 1.5-2 metres
17 Old Orchard Harlow Essex CM18 6YG
Received 26 May 2025 - UnknownHW/FUL/25/00223
Erection of single storey rear extension and removal of existing bay style rear extension
10 Aspen Way Harlow Essex CM17 0FL
Received 26 May 2025 - UnknownHW/FUL/25/00224
Proposed parking area for 10 no. car parking spaces (Amended Proposal Description)
Land North Of 224 Long Ley Long Ley Harlow Essex
Received 27 May 2025 - UnknownHW/FUL/25/00225
Proposed parking for 4 no. car parking spaces
Land Adjacent To 164 Long Ley Long Ley Harlow Essex
Received 27 May 2025 - UnknownHW/TP/25/10016
T4 Eucalyptus - reduce height by 4 metres & remove limb over neighbours drive. T5 - Conifer - section fell to ground level (poor specimen)
7 Watlington Road Harlow Essex CM17 0DX
Received 27 May 2025 - UnknownHW/LDCP/25/00226
Proposed removable timber clad cabin, 10x4m and 3m in height, consisting of 1 recreational room, a wc and a store room. No brickwork and no footings. Timber plywood base cabin seated on low concrete pillars with a shallow pitched roof
Land East Of 45 St Michaels Close 45 St Michaels Close Harlow Essex
Received 16 Jun 2025 - UnknownHW/REMVAR/25/00227
Application for removal of condition no. 7 of planning permission HW/PL/14/00371 relating to restrictions on extensions, building structures and other alterations on the application site.
107A Fullers Mead Harlow Essex CM17 9AT
Received 28 May 2025 - UnknownHW/LBC/25/00228
Window replacement works. Prior approval received under LPA reference; HW/LBC/25/00086 and HW/FUL/25/00009. Requires clarification to suit the adjoining hallway passage which links the supported housing building to the listed building.
45 Sumners Farm Close Harlow Essex CM19 5SL
Received 28 May 2025 - UnknownHW/CND/25/00229
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 5 (Detailed Surface Water Drainage Scheme) of planning permission HW/FUL/22/00547 for the erection of 38 dwellings with associated works including access, parking and cycle infrastructure, landscaping, public art and public open spaces
Land East Of Windmill Fields Moor Hall Road Harlow Essex
Received 28 May 2025
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Harlow 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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