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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480 approved · 66 refused · 28 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/FUL/25/00478
Construction of five padel courts with associated external works
Passmores Academy Tracyes Road Harlow Essex CM18 6JH
Received 10 Nov 2025 - UnknownHW/HSE/25/00479
Replacement of Bay Window
5 New Road Harlow Essex CM17 0DU
Received 11 Nov 2025 - UnknownHW/TP/25/10036
T1 Lime - Close to front/side of house. To reduce height of tree by 3 meters. To reduce lateral branches by upto 1.5 meters cutting clear from house and over main road. T2 Lime - To Re-pollard back to where done previously reducing by 2.5 metersT3 Lime - To Re-pollard back to where done previously reducing by 2.5 metersT4 Lime - To Re-pollard back to where done previously reducing by 2.5 metersT5 Lime - To reduce by 2 meters. T6 Sycamore - Self set sycamore tree. Removal to ground level. Small crowded garden.
1 Churchgate Street Harlow Essex CM17 0JS
Received 12 Nov 2025 - UnknownHW/HSE/25/00480
Installation of a modular front access ramp
107 The Readings Harlow Essex CM18 7BX
Received 12 Nov 2025 - UnknownHW/FUL/25/00481
Change of use of an existing residential annex to a mixed use as an annex and short-term holiday let, to allow occupation as an annex for six months of the year and use as visitor accommodation for the remainder
42 Potter Street Harlow Essex CM17 9AQ
Received 12 Nov 2025 - UnknownHW/HSE/25/00483
Erection of a front porch extension
17 Mark Hall Moors Harlow Essex CM20 2NE
Received 14 Nov 2025 - UnknownHW/TP/25/10037
(T1) - European Larch - Removal of dead tree
6 School Lane Harlow Essex CM20 2QB
Received 14 Nov 2025 - UnknownHW/CND/25/00484
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 25 (Kitchen Extraction Systems to Adjacent Takeaway Outlets) of planning permission HW/FUL/22/00226 for re-development of former service industry bays into a mixed-use development comprising of 116 no. 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments and 482sqm of E(g) commercial use with undercroft car parking, mews courtyard, landscaped podium and residential gardens.
The Service Bays The Stow Harlow Essex
Received 14 Nov 2025 - UnknownHW/HSE/25/00485
Erection of front porch
137 Chapel Fields Harlow Essex CM17 9EP
Received 17 Nov 2025 - UnknownHW/CND/25/00486
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 2 (Arboricultural Method Statement) of planning permission HW/HSE/23/00308 for the construction of a single storey side and rear extension with alterations to front elevation. Proposed office outbuilding incidental to main dwelling
15 Priory Avenue Harlow Essex CM17 0HH
Received 18 Nov 2025 - UnknownHW/HSE/25/00487
Installation of porch to front of property
171 Abbotsweld Harlow Essex CM18 6TN
Received 19 Nov 2025 - UnknownHW/LDCP/25/00488
Proposed Single Storey Rear Extension
87 Doulton Close Harlow Essex CM17 9RH
Received 19 Nov 2025 - UnknownHW/HSE/25/00489
Construction of a first-floor extension above the existing ground floor structure with rear extension including the addition of two skylights to the rear garden.
34 Finchmoor Harlow Essex CM18 6UD
Received 19 Nov 2025 - UnknownHW/CND/25/00490
Application for approval of details reserved by condition A3 (Archaeology) of planning permission HW/LDOC/25/00404
Plots C And E Maypole Boulevard Harlow Innovation Park Harlow Essex
Received 19 Nov 2025 - UnknownHW/REMVAR/25/00491
Application for amendment of condition 20 (Approved Plans) of planning permission HW/FUL/20/00378 for the erection of 20 dwellings (incl. 4no flats) and associated parking and landscaping
Netteswell Hall Park Lane Harlow Essex CM20 2QH
Received 20 Nov 2025 - UnknownHW/LDCP/25/00492
Converting existing attached garage into habitable space
37 Priory Court Harlow Essex CM18 7AZ
Received 24 Nov 2025 - UnknownHW/HSE/25/00493
Proposed conversion from an existing conservatory to rear single storey extension
168 Tithelands Harlow Essex CM19 5NF
Received 25 Nov 2025 - UnknownHW/TP/25/10038
T1 - Norway Maple - Reduce height and width by under 1 metre
59 The Chantry Harlow Essex CM20 2LZ
Received 25 Nov 2025 - UnknownHW/FUL/25/00494
Refurbishment of currently unused and empty ward space including the provision of new and replacement doors & windows together with a new gated entrance with way finding signage to provide modern urgent care Mental Health assessment facility.
Derwent Centre Princess Alexandra Hospital Hamstel Road Harlow Essex CM20 1QX
Received 25 Nov 2025 - UnknownHW/TP/25/10039
T1 - Willow Salix sp - fell and replaceT2 - Oak Quercus robur - fell and replace
250 Felmongers Harlow Essex CM20 3DR
Received 25 Nov 2025 - UnknownHW/LBC/25/00495
Repair or replace windows in Moot House only
Mark Hall And Netteswell Community Association Moot House The Stow Harlow Essex CM20 3AG
Received 26 Nov 2025 - UnknownHW/CND/25/00496
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 (Drainage Maintenance Plan) and condition 4 (Drainage Maintenance Log) of planning permission HW/FUL/22/00226 for re-development of former service industry bays into a mixed-use development comprising of 116 no. 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments and 482sqm of E(g) commercial use with undercroft car parking, mews courtyard, landscaped podium and residential gardens.
The Service Bays The Stow Harlow Essex
Received 26 Nov 2025 - UnknownHW/REMVAR/25/00497
Application for variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) of planning permission HW/FUL/25/00165 for change of use of the land to use the area as Use Class B8 (Storage Containers)
Gas Holder Site Windsor Place Harlow Essex
Received 26 Nov 2025 - UnknownHW/FUL/25/00498
Upgrade of existing front canopy
Harris House Cawley Hatch Harlow Essex CM19 5AN
Received 26 Nov 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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