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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480 approved · 66 refused · 28 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/FUL/25/00278
Proposed parking for 12 no. car parking spaces
Land East Of 125 The Downs The Downs Harlow Essex
Received 27 Jun 2025 - UnknownHW/HSE/25/00279
Construction of a single storey ground floor side/rear extension
83 Ridgeways Harlow Essex CM17 9HG
Received 2 Jul 2025 - UnknownHW/HSE/25/00280
Existing out building extension to be removed and replaced with single storey rear conservatory
28 Fesants Croft Harlow Essex CM20 2JS
Received 2 Jul 2025 - UnknownHW/FUL/25/00281
Proposed parking for 3 no. car parking spaces
Land North Of 125 The Downs The Downs Harlow Essex
Received 27 Jun 2025 - UnknownHW/FUL/25/00283
Proposed parking for 5 no. car parking spaces
Land East Of 46 The Downs The Downs Harlow Essex
Received 27 Jun 2025 - UnknownHW/FUL/25/00284
Change of use of existing annexe to a single dwellinghouse with associated private amenity space and parking.
Peartree Cottage Harberts Road Harlow Essex CM19 4EU
Received 30 Jun 2025 - UnknownHW/TP/25/10020
Removal of a hornbeam Tree
22 Home Close Harlow Essex CM20 3PB
Received 2 Jul 2025 - UnknownHW/LDCP/25/00285
Construction of a ground floor rear extension
152 Aynsley Gardens Harlow Essex CM17 9PE
Received 3 Jul 2025 - UnknownHW/TP/25/10021
T1 Bay - Reduce branches overhanging path back to boundary by 2 metres approx, T2 Laurel - Reduce crown width by 2 metres, T3 Lime - Reduce crown by 2 metres and lift crown to 4 metres, T4 Laurel - Fell to ground level ( inappropriate position ), T5 Beech - Reduce crown overhanging property by 2 metres & T6 Beech - Reduce crown spread overhanging property by 2 - 3 metres.
Flat 1 Hillsborough House 9 Churchgate Street Harlow Essex CM17 0JS
Received 3 Jul 2025 - UnknownHW/PALHE/25/00286
Construction of a single storey rear and side extension
70 Herons Wood Harlow Essex CM20 1RP
Received 3 Jul 2025 - UnknownHW/CND/25/00287
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 4 (Rooftiles & Brick Samples for Parapet) of planning permission HW/LBC/24/00374 for external repairs to the Museums pitched and flat roofs.
The Museum Of Harlow Muskham Road Harlow Essex CM20 2LF
Received 3 Jul 2025 - UnknownHW/HSE/25/00288
Single storey rear extension and internal alterations
Land At 35 -37 Mulberry Green Harlow Essex
Received 4 Jul 2025 - UnknownHW/NMA/25/00289
Application for non-material amendment following a grant of planning permission under planning reference HW/FUL/22/00342 to change the external colour of the building to light grey (BS 22 B 15). LAo balustrade colour change from Cream to black (original colour)
Flat Block 126-137 Felmongers Harlow Essex
Received 4 Jul 2025 - UnknownHW/FUL/25/00290
Proposed parking for 15 no. car parking spaces
Land West Of 71 Little Pynchons Little Pynchons Harlow Essex
Received 4 Jul 2025 - UnknownHW/FUL/25/00291
Proposed parking for 7 no. car parking spaces (Amended Proposal Description)
Land East Of 139 Shawbridge Shawbridge Harlow Essex
Received 4 Jul 2025 - UnknownHW/FUL/25/00292
Proposed parking for 4 no. car parking spaces (Amended Proposal Description)
Land East Of 118 Shawbridge Shawbridge Harlow Essex
Received 4 Jul 2025 - UnknownHW/FUL/25/00293
Loft Conversion
16 Fennells Harlow Essex CM19 4RJ
Received 7 Jul 2025 - UnknownHW/ADV/25/00294
Removal of existing signage and installation of new illuminated and non-illuminated Skoda brand signage
Airmed House Edinburgh Way Harlow Essex
Received 7 Jul 2025 - UnknownHW/HSE/25/00295
Proposed hard standing and dropped kerb at front of property
59 Chapel Fields Harlow Essex CM17 9EH
Received 7 Jul 2025 - UnknownHW/CND/25/00296
Application for approval of details reserved by Condition 11 (Construction Management Plan) 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 7 Jul 2025 - UnknownHW/LDCP/25/00297
Proposed erection of a roof dormer extension including a half-hipped to gable roof with 2 no. roof lights to the front of the property roof
152 Aynsley Gardens Harlow Essex CM17 9PE
Received 7 Jul 2025 - UnknownHW/HSE/25/00298
Rendering to the outside of the house, with insulation
45 Manor Road Harlow Essex CM17 0BE
Received 5 Aug 2025 - UnknownHW/TP/25/10022
To cut all 13 no. Cypress Leyland down to approximately 1.8/2.0m in height and trim off any branches
202A Old Road Harlow Essex CM17 0HQ
Received 8 Jul 2025 - UnknownHW/NMA/25/00299
Application for non-material amendment following a grant of planning permission under planning reference HW/FUL/23/00096 for an amendment to the pedestrian block paving to vehicular asphalt and resurface the car park to asphalt.
Burnt Mill Academy First Avenue Harlow Essex CM20 2NR
Received 8 Jul 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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