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Harlow District Council
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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480 approved · 66 refused · 28 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- UnknownHW/LBC/25/00324
Following damage caused by the impact of a motor vehicle works are required to repair and reinstate damage to the existing external wall and replacement of the badly damaged ground floor timber window with a facsimile based on salvaged parts and adjacent matching window. External wall to be finished externally in painted lime based render and painted weatherboarding to match existing. Also the replacement of the damaged timber support post internally with a new post and internal plasterboard and skim finish on battens all to match existing materials.
Cabot House St Johns Walk Harlow Essex CM17 0AJ
Received 29 Jul 2025 - UnknownHW/HSE/25/00325
Erection of a 35 sq m area, 2.5 m high, flat roofed structure to be used as a gym in the rear garden
9 Ashworth Place Harlow Essex CM17 9PU
Received 6 Aug 2025 - UnknownHW/HSE/25/00326
Rear pent roof single storey extension
19 Shawbridge Harlow Essex CM19 4NJ
Received 29 Jul 2025 - UnknownHW/HSE/25/00328
Proposed rear box dormer loft conversion to existing terrace dwelling, including lifting the current ridge position
198 Church End Harlow Essex CM19 5PE
Received 22 Sept 2025 - UnknownHW/HSE/25/00329
Construction of a ground floor rear extension and replacement of existing garage door with a window
68 Denby Grange Harlow Essex CM17 9PZ
Received 4 Aug 2025 - UnknownHW/TP/25/10024
T2 - Lawson Cypress - Fell, T5 - Ash - Fell, T6 - Ash - Fell & T7 - Ash - Fell
Netteswell Rectory Manston Road Harlow Essex CM20 3PA
Received 31 Jul 2025 - UnknownHW/NMA/25/00330
Application for non-material amendment following a grant of planning permission under planning reference HW/FUL/23/00096 to alter the associated trigger points for Conditions 24, 25 and 29 in order to comply with the approved programme of works
Burnt Mill Academy First Avenue Harlow Essex CM20 2NR
Received 1 Aug 2025 - UnknownHW/CND/25/00331
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 2 (Detailed Landscape Scheme) and condition 3 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) of planning permission HW/FUL/24/00180 (including discharge of Informative 2- Statutory BNG condition) for the extension to existing car park to allow for the creation of 40 no. new parking bays with associated hard and soft landscaping works.
Nexus Maypole Boulevard Harlow Innovation Park Harlow Essex CM17 9TX
Received 1 Aug 2025 - UnknownHW/HSE/25/00332
Installation of temporary modular ramp to rear elevation, including new level threshold door
25 Dunstalls Harlow Essex CM19 5RA
Received 4 Aug 2025 - UnknownHW/FUL/25/00333
Highway works to facilitate a bus gate on London Road
Proposed Junction Of London Road At Link Road And Associated Road Works London Road Harlow Essex
Received 4 Aug 2025 - UnknownHW/LDCP/25/00334
Loft conversion and associated rear dormer extension
72 Finchmoor Harlow Essex CM18 6UB
Received 5 Aug 2025 - UnknownHW/NMA/25/00335
Application for non-material amendment following a grant of planning permission under planning reference HW/FUL/24/00441 for the existing cladding is to be retained, with new openings introduced and framed to accommodate glazing installations. To the western elevation the proposal is to spray coat the existing cladding in line with the consented elevations to achieve a similar aesthetic as originally approved. 1 no. loading door omitted to the northern elevation.
Former Unit A Cartel Business Estate Edinburgh Way Harlow Essex CM20 2TT
Received 5 Aug 2025 - UnknownHW/HSE/25/00336
Conversion of a ground floor utility to provide a level access shower facility
55 Fullers Mead Harlow Essex CM17 9AS
Received 5 Aug 2025 - UnknownHW/HSE/25/00337
Erection of a single storey side extension
34 East Park Harlow Essex CM17 0SE
Received 6 Aug 2025 - UnknownHW/CND/25/00338
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 11 (External Materials) of planning permission HW/FUL/24/00375 for the 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
Connetic Howard Way Harlow Essex CM20 2SU
Received 6 Aug 2025 - UnknownHW/HSE/25/00339
Two storey side extension with carport at ground floor level
7 Juniper Road Harlow Essex CM17 0FU
Received 6 Aug 2025 - UnknownHW/TELD/25/00340
Installation of 1 no. fixed line broadband electronic communications pole, 10m in height, on land fronting 160 Rivermill
160 Rivermill Harlow Essex CM20 1NZ
Received 28 Jul 2025 - UnknownHW/TELD/25/00341
Replacement of existing pole with a new terminal pole with two stay wires at the end of the line on land on the eastside of London Road, New Hall Farm
STREET RECORD London Road Harlow Essex
Received 15 Jul 2025 - UnknownHW/FUL/25/00342
Conversion of an existing office unit into residential use, the construction of a third floor on top of the existing building, and the creation of six new two-bedroom flats.
Unit 4 Merlin House West Road Harlow Essex CM20 2GB
Received 7 Aug 2025 - UnknownHW/FUL/25/00343
Construction of a double storey side and rear extension to the existing building
Cavendish House Parkway Harlow Essex CM19 5QF
Received 7 Aug 2025 - UnknownHW/HSE/25/00344
Demolition of existing porch and erection of new porch to the front
40 Mallards Rise Harlow Essex CM17 9PL
Received 8 Aug 2025 - UnknownHW/FUL/25/00345
Replacement of concrete canopies above maisonette front entrances and the left-hand side secondary exit and storage doors with prefabricated GRP canopies. The replacement of a garden boundary brickwall with timber fencing. Replacement of decayed timber and glazed screens to the second floor external walkway with aluminium powder coated screens with glazing and aluminium in fill panels. Overlaying of an existing concrete flat roof serving the right-hand side main entrance with the Flexitec GRP flat covering with uPVC fascias and trims. Window replacements & replacing existing cast iron rainwater pipes with uPVC rainwater pipes.
63 - 74 Blackbush Spring Harlow Essex CM20 3DZ
Received 8 Aug 2025 - UnknownHW/CND/25/00346
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 2 (Employment & Skills Plan), condition 6 (Construction Management Plan), condition 8 (Piling Method Statement) & condition 13 (Acoustic Glazing) of planning permission HW/FUL/23/00488 for the redevelopment of land to the west of Harlow Playhouse, including Occasio House, to provide a 2 no. storey detached extension to Harlow Playhouse to provide creative studios and performing arts space, music school and recording studio, cafe, changing rooms and booking office (Sui Generis); and an additional part 6 no. and part 5 no. storey building to provide flexible commercial and community floorspace at ground floor level (Use Class E and Use Class F.1/F.2) with residential flats above (Use Class C); together with landscaping, public realm improvements, improvement works to the Haydens Road subway, re-direction of College Gate and re-location of the taxi rank; and associated access and parking provision.
Redevelopment Of Land To The West Of Harlow Playhouse College Gate Harlow Essex
Received 12 Aug 2025 - UnknownHW/CND/25/00347
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 (Site Investigation) part a and b and part condition 7 (Arboricultural Method Statement) of planning permission HW/FUL/23/00488 for the redevelopment of land to the west of Harlow Playhouse, including Occasio House, to provide a 2 no. storey detached extension to Harlow Playhouse to provide creative studios and performing arts space, music school and recording studio, cafe, changing rooms and booking office (Sui Generis); and an additional part 6 no. and part 5 no. storey building to provide flexible commercial and community floorspace at ground floor level (Use Class E and Use Class F.1/F.2) with residential flats above (Use Class C); together with landscaping, public realm improvements, improvement works to the Haydens Road subway, re-direction of College Gate and re-location of the taxi rank; and associated access and parking provision.
Redevelopment Of Land To The West Of Harlow Playhouse College Gate Harlow Essex
Received 12 Aug 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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