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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480 approved · 66 refused · 28 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/TP/26/10002
Reduction of two ash trees protected under TPO 7/94 back to the most recent, clearly visible previous reduction points and clear dead wood that fall constantly (amended description)
25 Lavender Close Harlow Essex CM20 3QJ
Received 19 Jan 2026 - UnknownHW/TELD/26/00016
Proposed installation of 6 no. antennas, 2 no. 0.3m dishes, 15 no. RRU's, 1 no. cabinet and associated ancillary development
Millbrook Studios Burnt Mill Harlow Essex CM20 2UJ
Received 16 Jan 2026 - UnknownHW/FUL/26/00017
Installation of a dropped kerb
320 Rundells Harlow Essex CM18 7HN
Received 19 Jan 2026 - UnknownHW/HSE/26/00018
Construction of a ground floor rear extension & garage conversion
46 Copse Hill Harlow Essex CM19 4PN
Received 20 Jan 2026 - UnknownHW/HSE/26/00019
Construction of a single storey rear and side extension with proposed garage conversion. Chimney removal. New porch roof and fenestration alterations.
94 Elmbridge Harlow Essex CM17 0JU
Received 20 Jan 2026 - UnknownHW/HSE/26/00020
Proposed loft conversion with rear dormer & enlargement of the hallway flush with front elevation.
4 Ryecroft Harlow Essex CM19 4BE
Received 21 Jan 2026 - UnknownHW/CND/26/00021
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 9 (Waste Management Plan) & condition 13 (Cycle Parking Spaces) 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 22 Jan 2026 - UnknownHW/CAA/26/40001
Discharge of condition 11 (Details of Pedestrian/ Cycle Bridges) of planning approval 3/19/1046/FUL
Eastwick River And Rail Crossing Fifth Avenue Harlow Essex
Received 16 Jan 2026 - UnknownHW/HSE/26/00022
Roof replacement
44 Broomfield Harlow Essex CM20 2JZ
Received 22 Jan 2026 - UnknownHW/TP/26/10003
Removal of tree due to high risk of the remaining part/branches falling
28 Mulberry Green Harlow Essex CM17 0ET
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Pending DecisionHW/CND/26/00023
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 5 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy), condition 6 (Lighting Strategy & Lighting Details) and condition 7 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) 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 23 Jan 2026 - UnknownHW/CND/26/00024
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 (Window Detail Drawings) of planning permission HW/HSE/25/00479 for Replacement of Bay Window
5 New Road Harlow Essex CM17 0DU
Received 26 Jan 2026 - UnknownHW/HSE/26/00025
Erection of a double storey side extension (Amended Description)
1 North Grove Harlow Essex CM18 6DX
Received 26 Jan 2026 - UnknownHW/CND/26/00026
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 2 (External Materials), condition 5 (Building Regulations Part M4(2)), condition 6 (Damp-proof Course Level Details), condition 8 (Construction Management Plan) & condition 10 (Biodiversity Gain and Habitat Management & Monitoring Plan) of planning permission HW/FUL/24/00259 for the erection of 1 no. three bed dwellinghouse on land adjacent with associated parking and landscaping.
11 Great Leylands Harlow Essex CM18 6HR
Received 26 Jan 2026 - UnknownHW/FUL/26/00027
Construction of a front access ramp to main entrance of the building
Flat Block 224 To 227 The Hornbeams Harlow Essex
Received 27 Jan 2026 - UnknownHW/HSE/26/00028
Roof replacement
67 The Hill Harlow Essex CM17 0BJ
Received 30 Jan 2026 - UnknownHW/HSE/26/00029
Roof replacement
80 Mark Hall Moors Harlow Essex CM20 2NG
Received 29 Jan 2026 - UnknownHW/FUL/26/00030
Installation of "Welcome to Harlow" Signage across the entrance points to the town
General Harlow Record Tripton Road Harlow Essex
Received 29 Jan 2026 - UnknownHW/ADV/26/00031
Installation of "Welcome to Harlow" Signage across the entrance points to the town
General Harlow Record Tripton Road Harlow Essex
Received 29 Jan 2026 - UnknownHW/NMA/26/00032
Application for a non-material amendment under s.96a of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to amend the facade as approved under HW/FUL/24/00353 including signposting the entranceway, amendments to the windows, amendments to the balconies to bring forward the glazing, and other changes to materiality.
Market House Stone Cross Harlow Essex CM20 1BL
Received 29 Jan 2026 - UnknownHW/FUL/26/00033
Refurbishment of the Adams House facades including replacement shopfronts (including signage), windows, the clock, changes to facing materials, and associated works
Adams House East Gate Harlow Essex
Received 29 Jan 2026 - UnknownHW/HSE/26/00034
Proposed single storey rear extension and the partial demolition of the flank boundary wall to enable the construction of the rear extension (Amended description)
87 Doulton Close Harlow Essex CM17 9RH
Received 29 Jan 2026 - UnknownHW/CND/26/00035
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 2 (External Materials), condition 3 (Proposed New Windows, Rooflights & Doors), condition 4 (Samples of Bricks) and condition 6 (Details of Replacement Weatherboarding) of planning permission HW/FUL/23/00114 for the conversion of existing ancillary barn into 2 no. semi-detached dwellings
Kitchen Hall Farm Red Lion Lane Harlow Essex CM17 9BU
Received 2 Feb 2026 - UnknownHW/CND/26/00036
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 7 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy) and condition 8 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) of planning permission HW/FUL/25/00043 for the sub-division of the existing two semi-detached dwellings to provide four dwellings, including minor external alterations.
Essex Hunt Cottages London Road Harlow Essex
Received 2 Feb 2026
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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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