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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 dates
807Searchable 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480 approved · 66 refused · 28 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026

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

  1. UnknownHW/FUL/25/00420

    Change of use of land adjacent to property from public amenity space to private land

    113 Shawbridge Harlow Essex CM19 4NW

    Received 26 Sept 2025
  2. UnknownHW/PALHE/25/00421

    Construction of a single storey rear extension with mono-pitched roof with a max height of 3.6m

    77 Wedhey Harlow Essex CM19 4AF

    Received 1 Oct 2025
  3. UnknownHW/LDCP/25/00422

    Proposed Single Storey Rear Extension & Proposed Garden Room

    2 Fesants Croft Harlow Essex CM20 2JS

    Received 2 Oct 2025
  4. UnknownHW/HSE/25/00424

    Construction of side, front & rear extensions. Increase in roof ridge height to form first floor accommodation with dormer windows and insertion of 7 no. rooflights.

    7 Herons Wood Harlow Essex CM20 1RW

    Received 6 Oct 2025
  5. UnknownHW/LDCE/25/00425

    Change of use from a class C3 to a class C4

    336 The Hides Harlow Essex CM20 3QY

    Received 6 Oct 2025
  6. UnknownHW/NMA/25/00426

    Application for non-material amendment following a grant of planning permission under planning reference HW/FUL/20/00378 for an amendment to the description of the proposed development

    Netteswell Hall Park Lane Harlow Essex CM20 2QH

    Received 7 Oct 2025
  7. UnknownHW/FUL/25/00427

    Replacement of external communal timber doorsets with steel doorsets, with the configuration to match the existing; and replacement of the timber decking and handrail system on the ground floor with a aluminium and composite decking system, with stainless steel handrails for Flats 1-32 Katherines House

    Katherines House Brookside Harlow Essex

    Received 8 Oct 2025
  8. UnknownHW/FUL/25/00428

    Installation of a 5 metre high pole for the installation of a CCTV Camera (amended description)

    Greyhound Car Park School Lane Harlow Essex CM20 2QB

    Received 8 Oct 2025
  9. UnknownHW/FUL/25/00429

    Partial demolition following a fire and reinstatement of existing industrial building (flexible E(g)(iii), B2 and B8 uses), comprising Units 3, 4 and 5, together with associated hard surfaces

    Proposed Development At UNIT 3-5 Velocity Parkway Harlow Essex

    Received 8 Oct 2025
  10. UnknownHW/REMVAR/25/00430

    Application for variation to condition 3 (Approved Plans) of planning permission HW/HSE/25/00274 for the addition of 2 no. velux windows

    62 Great Plumtree Harlow Essex CM20 2NU

    Received 9 Oct 2025
  11. UnknownHW/HSE/25/00431

    Construction of a front access ramp

    25 Alexander Mews Harlow Essex CM17 9BX

    Received 9 Oct 2025
  12. UnknownHW/TELD/25/00432

    Proposed 3 no. antennas to be removed and replaced with 6 no. antennas. Proposed 6 no. RRU's. Proposed 1 no. 300 dish to be relocated and ancillary upgrades thereto

    Netteswell Tower Netteswell Orchard Harlow Essex CM20 2QN

    Received 6 Oct 2025
  13. UnknownHW/HSE/25/00433

    Proposed single-storey rear extension with associated internal alterations, flat roof with central rooflight, new vertical cedar timber cladding, glazed lightwell to lower ground stairwell with zinc-clad cheeks

    Balaton Harberts Road Harlow Essex CM19 4EU

    Received 10 Oct 2025
  14. UnknownHW/HSE/25/00434

    Erection of a single storey side extension

    13 Bird Cherry Lane Harlow Essex CM17 0FR

    Received 10 Oct 2025
  15. UnknownHW/NMA/25/00435

    Application for non-material amendment following a grant of planning permission under planning reference HW/REM/20/00085 for re-location of the sub-station adjacent to Plot 55

    Phase 3A Countryside High Chase Newhall Harlow Essex

    Received 10 Oct 2025
  16. UnknownHW/FUL/25/00436

    Change of use from existing use class C3 (Dwellinghouse) to use class C2 (Children's Home) for a duo placement for children aged 8-18 with 24-hour care provided by non-resident carers.

    37 Upper Stoneyfield Harlow Essex CM19 4BD

    Received 13 Oct 2025
  17. UnknownHW/FUL/25/00439

    Proposed works to include replacement of maisonette flat entrance doors with FD30 fire door sets, replacement of internal flat doors with FD30 door sets, installation of fire stopping measures within the communal areas, installation of fire stopping measures within maisonettes and replacement of first floor soffit boarding with a fire rated cementitious material to match existing.

    Flat Complex 167-204 Pennymead Harlow Essex CM20 3JE

    Received 14 Oct 2025
  18. UnknownHW/FUL/25/00440

    Proposed works to include front main entrance replacement, rear fire exit replacement and timber single glazed sash window replacements with double glazed sash windows for Flats 1-6 Hester House

    Hester House Hodings Road Harlow Essex

    Received 14 Oct 2025
  19. UnknownHW/HSE/25/00442

    Construction of a single storey side extension

    6 Bentley Drive Harlow Essex CM17 9PA

    Received 14 Oct 2025
  20. UnknownHW/LDCP/25/00443

    Change of Use from existing Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouse) to Use Class C2 (Children's Home) for 2 children under the supervision of adult carers

    366 Longbanks Harlow Essex CM18 7PG

    Received 14 Oct 2025
  21. UnknownHW/LDCP/25/00445

    Loft conversion with installation of 2 no. skylights to front roof slope

    19 Arkwrights Harlow Essex CM20 3LT

    Received 14 Oct 2025
  22. UnknownHW/FUL/25/00446

    Internally divide existing factory unit into 5 no. smaller units with fire break, material access, fire exits and individual services

    1 - 2 Roydonbury Industrial Estate Horsecroft Road Harlow Essex CM19 5BZ

    Received 14 Oct 2025
  23. UnknownHW/CND/25/00447

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 5 (External Materials) of planning permission HW/REM/23/00272 and subsequent Section 73 variation application under planning consent HW/REMVAR/24/00307 for the redevelopment of Harlow Bus Station

    Redevelopment Of Harlow Bus Station And Adjacent Land Terminus Street Harlow Essex CM20 1XA

    Received 14 Oct 2025
  24. UnknownHW/TP/25/10029

    (T1) - Sycamore - Crown Reduction of height and spread by up to 4 metres. (T1) - works are part of a regular maintenance programme to retain the tree at a suitable size for their location.

    14 Turnors Harlow Essex CM20 1EF

    Received 15 Oct 2025

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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.

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