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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480 approved · 66 refused · 28 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/FUL/26/00145
Change of use of existing annexe to a single dwellinghouse with associated private amenity space and parking
Peartree Cottage Harberts Road Harlow Essex CM19 4EU
Received 8 Apr 2026 - UnknownHW/REMVAR/26/00146
Application for variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) attached to planning permission HW/FUL/25/00440
Hester House Hodings Road Harlow Essex
Received 2 Apr 2026 - UnknownHW/TP/26/10020
T1 - Removal
52 Broomfield Harlow Essex CM20 2JZ
Received 7 Apr 2026 - UnknownHW/HSE/26/00147
Installation of front access platform lift
79 Church Leys Harlow Essex CM18 6DB
Received 9 Apr 2026 - UnknownHW/HSE/26/00148
Installation of a front access platform lift
25 Fullers Mead Harlow Essex CM17 9AR
Received 9 Apr 2026 - UnknownHW/LDCP/26/00149
Erection of a single storey rear extension
66 Peacocks Harlow Essex CM19 5NZ
Received 10 Apr 2026 - UnknownHW/FUL/26/00150
Extension of the operational date from June 2026 to June 2027 for the temporary Bus Station at Post Office Road granted permission under planning reference HW/FUL/24/00283
Temporary Bus Station Post Office Road Harlow Essex CM20 1AA
Received 10 Apr 2026 - UnknownHW/FUL/26/00151
Removal of glazing panel and installation of double swing entrance doors, opening inwards, specification to match existing double swing door
Unit 11 The Water Gardens South Gate Harlow Essex CM20 1AB
Received 10 Apr 2026 - UnknownHW/LBC/26/00152
Replacement of rotten timbers to outbuilding
The Greyhound 12 School Lane Harlow Essex CM20 2QD
Received 13 Apr 2026 - UnknownHW/NMA/26/00153
Application for non-material amendment following a grant of planning permission under planning reference HW/PL/04/00302 to amend the wording of condition 19 (Approved Plans) to reflect the proposed revisions to the masterplan comprising: NEAP position within primary school extension site; reserve second school site labelling; and general updates to reflect the layout of development phases that have been approved under subsequent permissions since the grant of the original outline planning consent.
Phase Ii New Hall Farm And Hubbards Hall Farm Whole Site Newhall London Road Harlow Essex
Received 13 Apr 2026 - UnknownHW/PALHE/26/00154
Proposed Single storey rear extension
33 Rushes Mead Harlow Essex CM18 6QA
Received 14 Apr 2026 - UnknownHW/HSE/26/00155
Installation of a modular front access ramp
8 Rundells Harlow Essex CM18 7HA
Received 14 Apr 2026 - UnknownHW/FUL/26/00156
2 High Street Ext & Int works: External and Internal works to be carried out to 2 High street that include; Roof repair, external masonry repair, window replacements, external works (including CCTV survey of below ground drainage and external decoration repair and redecoration.5-9 London Road Ext & Int works: External and internal works to be carried out to no. 5-9 London Road that include: Roof repair and replacement of waterproofing, masonry repairs, window replacement works, external works including paving repairs, boundary wall repairs, replaced timber fencing, CCTV drainage surveys, external decoration repair and redecoration and Internal redecoration. Installation of a new door entry system.11 London Road Ext & Int works: External and internal works to be carried out separately to 11 London Road that include: Roof repair and general maintenance, full replacement of the annex flat roof, full replacement of rain water goods, external masonry repairs, window and door replacement, CCTV drainage survey, reconstruction of a boundary wall with the approval of a structural engineer and the redecoration of external timber elements.
2 High Street Harlow Essex CM17 0DW
Received 7 Apr 2026 - UnknownHW/LDCP/26/00157
Proposed porch infill and new pitched roof
41 Ram Gorse Harlow Essex CM20 1PY
Received 16 Apr 2026 - UnknownHW/LBC/26/00158
External and Internal works to be carried out to 2 High street that include; Roof repair, external masonry repair, window replacements, external works (including CCTV survey of below ground drainage and external decoration repair and redecoration
2 High Street Harlow Essex CM17 0DW
Received 7 Apr 2026 - UnknownHW/FUL/26/00159
Fire risk remedial and external repair and decoration works which comprise the replacement of the existing bituminous felt roof covering with a new bituminous felt roof covering, replacement roof eaves fascia, soffit and rainwater goods with PVCu alternatives, replacement of existing PVCu framed double glazed windows with new PVCu framed double glazed windows, replacement of existing external doors and replacement of existing steel balcony balustrades with new steel balcony balustrades.
Flat Block 198 To 209 Spencers Croft Harlow Essex
Received 17 Apr 2026 - UnknownHW/LDCP/26/00160
Loft conversion with rear dormer and front facing roof lights, removal of chimney
15 Sakins Croft Harlow Essex CM18 7BW
Received 17 Apr 2026 - UnknownHW/HSE/26/00161
Loft Conversion
96 Latton Green Harlow Essex CM18 7ER
Received 20 Apr 2026 - UnknownHW/LDCP/26/00162
Construction of a single storey rear extension & box dormer to rear roof slope
132 Aynsley Gardens Harlow Essex CM17 9PE
Received 1 May 2026 - UnknownHW/FUL/26/00163
Installation of new shop front and canopy extract & fresh air supply ventilation
30C Terminus Street Harlow Essex CM20 1EY
Received 21 Apr 2026 - UnknownHW/ADV/26/00164
Installation of 1 no. internally Illuminated fascia sign & 1 no. internally illuminated projecting sign
30C Terminus Street Harlow Essex CM20 1EY
Received 21 Apr 2026 - UnknownHW/LDCE/26/00165
To certify that the existing lawful use of the non-residential floorspace at Ground and First Floor of Millbrook Studios is for any Commercial Business and Service operation
Millbrook Studios And Commercial Units 1-4 Burnt Mill Burnt Mill Harlow Essex
Received 22 Apr 2026 - UnknownHW/HSE/26/00166
Partial infill of the recessed entrance at ground floor level, and an enlargement of the rear ground floor opening
1 Chantry Gardens Harlow Essex CM17 0FG
Received 23 Apr 2026 - UnknownHW/LDCP/26/00167
Construction of a single storey ancillary extension to the existing garden office within the curtilage of the main dwelling
26 Aynsley Gardens Harlow Essex CM17 9PB
Received 8 May 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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