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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480 approved · 66 refused · 28 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/LDCE/26/00062
Existing operation as a HMO
64 Morley Grove Harlow Essex CM20 1ED
Received 23 Feb 2026 - UnknownHW/FUL/26/00063
Change of use from use class C3 (Dwellinghouse) to use class C4 (Small House in Multiple Occupation)
8 Woodlark Road Harlow Essex CM17 0ST
Received 18 Feb 2026 - UnknownHW/LBC/26/00064
External redecoration, cleaning and repairs to the Grade II Listed Building and its curtilage
Mulberry Green House Mulberry Green Harlow Essex
Received 18 Feb 2026 - UnknownHW/HSE/26/00065
Erection of a single storey rear extension,singe storey side infill extension, loft conversion with rear dormer including three roof lights to the front elevation and garage conversion
1 Lavender Close Harlow Essex CM20 3QJ
Received 18 Feb 2026 - UnknownHW/LBC/26/00066
Erection of a single storey rear and side extension
60 Market Street Harlow Essex CM17 0AQ
Received 18 Feb 2026 - UnknownHW/CAA/26/40002
Discharge condition 14 (Construction Environment Management Plan - CEMP) attached to 3/19/1046/FUL.
Eastwick River And Rail Crossing Fifth Avenue Harlow Essex
Received 18 Feb 2026 - UnknownHW/CAA/26/40003
Discharge condition 15 (Construction Traffic Management Plan - CTMP) attached to 3/19/1046/FUL
Eastwick River And Rail Crossing Fifth Avenue Harlow Essex
Received 18 Feb 2026 - UnknownHW/CAA/26/40004
Part Discharge of condition 16 (Construction LEMP) for planning approval 3/19/1046/FUL
Eastwick River And Rail Crossing Fifth Avenue Harlow Essex
Received 18 Feb 2026 - UnknownHW/FUL/26/00069
Installation of 'Together in Hands' Sculpture
Car Park River Way Harlow Essex CM20 2DW
Received 19 Feb 2026 - UnknownHW/HSE/26/00070
Erection of a double storey side and rear extension
73 Copse Hill Harlow Essex CM19 4PW
Received 19 Feb 2026 - UnknownHW/TP/26/10005
T17 Sycamore - Remove major dead wood, T18 Sycamore - Remove to ground level, T19 Sycamore - Remove to ground levelT20 Sycamore - Remove to ground level, T21 Unknown - Remove to ground level, TG24 Common Ash - Remove to ground levelT26 Common Ash - Remove major deadwood overhead footpath & T22 - Sycamore - Remove major deadwood
Neighbourhood Community Centre Bridge Street Newhall Harlow Essex CM17 9ST
Received 20 Feb 2026 - UnknownHW/HSE/26/00071
Erection of garden room
Highfield Moor Hall Road Harlow Essex CM17 0LP
Received 23 Feb 2026 - UnknownHW/TP/26/10006
(T1) Lawson Cypress - fell and stump grind & (T2) Ash - fell and stump grind.
68 High Street Harlow Essex CM17 0DR
Received 23 Feb 2026 - UnknownHW/TP/26/10007
TG1-Oak x 4- Reduce lateral branches growing over service yard by 3m where possible back to boundary to maintain size and provide clearance
1 The Oaks Retail Park Howard Way Harlow Essex CM20 2AB
Received 23 Feb 2026 - UnknownHW/FUL/26/00072
Formation of three new bin stores, including concrete bases and Metrostor designed fire resistant stores
Flat Block 143 To 154 Felmongers Harlow Essex
Received 24 Feb 2026 - UnknownHW/TP/26/10008
T2 - Oak - Reduce crown by up to 2.5 metres into suitable growth points and deadwood removal.
139 Old Road Harlow Essex CM17 0HQ
Received 24 Feb 2026 - UnknownHW/HSE/26/00073
Erection of single storey rear extension to create an extra room & front porch with a new wc room.
39 Ladyshot Harlow Essex CM20 3EL
Received 24 Feb 2026 - UnknownHW/HSE/26/00074
Erection of a front porch including a wc room
22 Upper Stoneyfield Harlow Essex CM19 4BD
Received 24 Feb 2026 - UnknownHW/TP/26/10009
T1 - Prunus - Reduce by 3m back to old pollard points
4 New Road Harlow Essex CM17 0DU
Received 24 Feb 2026 - UnknownHW/CND/26/00075
Application for approval of details reserved by Condition 11 (Sports Hall Design Specifications) and Condition 12 (Multi-Use Games Area Design Specifications) of planning permission HW/FUL/25/00069 for the erection of new school buildings with associated cycle parking, landscaping, multi-use games areas, reconfiguration of car parking and associated works
St Marks Rc Comprehensive School Tripton Road Harlow Essex CM18 6AA
Received 24 Feb 2026 - UnknownHW/TP/26/10010
London Plane (Platanus x hispanica) - Reduce canopy of tree by approximately 1.5 metres to 2 metres - Reduction of tree to reduce branches overhanging building, also overhanging road and path. Raise Lower Branches by Approximately 2.4 metres overhanging pathway to allow clearance to pedestrians
Unit 2 The Fairway Harlow Essex CM18 6LY
Received 24 Feb 2026 - UnknownHW/CND/26/00076
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 2 (Granary Floor), condition 3 (Condition Survey & Schedule of Repair) and condition 5 (Additional Repair Works) of listed building consent HW/LBC/23/00110 for the conversion of existing curtilage listed ancillary barn into 2 no. semi-detached dwellings
Kitchen Hall Farm Red Lion Lane Harlow Essex CM17 9BU
Received 25 Feb 2026 - UnknownHW/LDCP/26/00077
Loft conversion with rear box dormer including installation of 2 no. roof lights
27 Aynsley Gardens Harlow Essex CM17 9PB
Received 26 Feb 2026 - UnknownHW/LDCP/26/00078
Construction of new front porch
68 Copse Hill Harlow Essex CM19 4PW
Received 27 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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