Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Harlow District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
480 approved · 66 refused · 28 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
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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.
11 Watlington Road Harlow Essex CM17 0DX
Received 10 Sept 2025The Lodge Latton Bush Centre Southern Way Harlow Essex CM18 7BL
Received 12 Sept 202526 Burley Hill Harlow Essex CM17 9QQ
Received 15 Sept 202587 Hare Street Springs Harlow Essex CM19 4AS
Received 16 Sept 2025257 Felmongers Harlow Essex CM20 3DR
Received 17 Sept 2025Netteswell Rectory Manston Road Harlow Essex CM20 3PA
Received 17 Sept 2025Netteswell Rectory Manston Road Harlow Essex CM20 3PA
Received 17 Sept 2025Old Harlow Apartments Station Road Harlow Essex CM17 0SY
Received 17 Sept 202518 Sibneys Green Harlow Essex CM18 7HP
Received 18 Sept 20251 Hadley Grange Harlow Essex CM17 9PQ
Received 26 Sept 2025Plots C And E Maypole Boulevard Harlow Innovation Park Harlow Essex
Received 19 Sept 202515 Canons Gate Harlow Essex CM20 1QE
Received 19 Sept 2025271 The Hides Harlow Essex CM20 3QX
Received 22 Sept 2025271 The Hides Harlow Essex CM20 3QX
Received 22 Sept 2025Processed Development At 1 To 4 Manor Hatch Tumbler Road Harlow Essex
Received 23 Sept 202512 Queensgate Centre Edinburgh Way Harlow Essex CM20 2DA
Received 23 Sept 2025Linkway Service Station Kitson Way Harlow Essex CM20 1DR
Received 23 Sept 2025198 Rivermill Harlow Essex CM20 1PB
Received 23 Sept 20259 The Chantry Harlow Essex CM20 2LY
Received 9 Oct 202522 Little Brays Harlow Essex CM18 6EW
Received 24 Sept 2025203 Fold Croft Harlow Essex CM20 1SW
Received 25 Sept 202519 Bowhill Way Harlow Essex CM20 1FH
Received 25 Sept 2025The Hare 100 Hare Street Springs Harlow Essex CM19 4AS
Received 22 Sept 2025121 Little Cattins Harlow Essex CM19 5RN
Received 25 Sept 2025Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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