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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480 approved · 66 refused · 28 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/00218
Temporary use of an existing structure for a Construction Skills Training Centre, for a period of 5 years
Middle Section PHE East Car Park Coldharbour Road Harlow Essex CM19 5JL
Received 9 Jun 2026 - UnknownHW/CND/26/00219
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 7 (Bin Store Details) and condition 11 (Residential Travel Information Pack) of planning permission HW/FUL/22/00218 for the erection of 8 no. two-storey terraced homes for the provision of social housing
Hardings Arkwrights Harlow Essex
Received 10 Jun 2026 - UnknownHW/NMA/26/00220
Application for non-material amendment following a grant of planning permission under planning reference HW/FUL/23/00331 for additional gated access to rear garden directly from parking space to a ramped access within garden
Redevelopment Of Elm Hatch Elm Hatch Harlow Essex CM18 6BH
Received 10 Jun 2026 - UnknownHW/TP/26/10023
Removal of 2 no. Yew trees and replacement with 2 no. new trees in accordance with BS8545:2014
Courtyard Rear Of 34 To 36 High Street High Street Harlow Essex
Received 10 Jun 2026 - UnknownHW/ADV/26/00222
Installation of internally illuminated 7-meter EV totem sign
Esso Service Station Kitson Way Harlow Essex CM20 1DR
Received 12 Jun 2026 - UnknownHW/HSE/26/00223
Demolition of existing rear porch and erection of a single storey rear extension with flat roof
51 The Chantry Harlow Essex CM20 2LY
Received 15 Jun 2026 - UnknownHW/HSE/26/00224
Installation of modular platform and ramp to front access
54 Sharpecroft Harlow Essex CM19 4AB
Received 15 Jun 2026 - UnknownHW/PALHE/26/00225
Construction of a single storey rear extension, conservatory to be demolished
18 Greygoose Park Harlow Essex CM19 4JL
Received 15 Jun 2026 - UnknownHW/CND/26/00226
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 2 (Schedule of Materials) of planning permission HW/FUL/25/00043 for the sub-division of the existing two semi-detached dwellings to provide four dwellings, including minor external alterations
Essex Hunt Cottages Kennels Lane Newhall Harlow Essex
Received 15 Jun 2026 - UnknownHW/HSE/26/00227
Main Roof Replacement
41 Stackfield Harlow Essex CM20 2LB
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Pending DecisionHW/FUL/26/00228
Retrospective planning consent is sort for a change of use of an existing Warehouse (Use Class B8) to a Gymnasium (Use Class E (d))
1 - 4 Perry Road Harlow Essex CM18 7NS
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Pending DecisionHW/ADV/26/00229
Retrospective advertisement consent is sort for installation of 2 no. illuminated fascia signs and 1 no. non-illuminated fascia sign
1 - 4 Perry Road Harlow Essex CM18 7NS
Received 15 Jun 2026 - UnknownHW/LDCP/26/00230
Loft Conversion & addition of rear dormer
9 Ashworth Place Harlow Essex CM17 9PU
Received 15 Jun 2026 - UnknownHW/HSE/26/00231
Installation of a modular ramp to provide safe access to/from property
56 Belfield Gardens Harlow Essex CM17 9QN
Received 16 Jun 2026 - UnknownHW/HSE/26/00232
Main Roof Renewal
42 The Chantry Harlow Essex CM20 2LY
Received 16 Jun 2026 - UnknownHW/HSE/26/00233
Main Roof Renewal
48 The Chantry Harlow Essex CM20 2LY
Received 16 Jun 2026 - UnknownHW/CND/26/00234
Application for approval of details reserved by Condition 7 (Additional Repairs) of listed building consent HW/LBC/24/00374 for external repairs to the museum's pitched and flat roofs
The Museum Of Harlow Muskham Road Harlow Essex CM20 2LF
Received 16 Jun 2026 - UnknownHW/PALHE/26/00235
Construction of a single storey rear 6m extension
43 Sharpecroft Harlow Essex CM19 4AB
Received 17 Jun 2026 - UnknownHW/HSE/26/00236
Construction of a single storey front extension, single storey rear extension, and part first floor extension. Application of render to the side wall
32 North Grove Harlow Essex CM18 6DU
Received 17 Jun 2026 - UnknownHW/CND/26/00237
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 19 (Secured by Design) of planning permission HW/FUL/24/00375 for 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 18 Jun 2026 - UnknownHW/HSE/26/00238
Construction of a single storey rear and side infill extension with internal remodelling (Amended)
35 Hawkenbury Harlow Essex CM19 4HY
Received 18 Jun 2026 - UnknownHW/CND/26/00239
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 9 (Detailed Landscape Scheme) of planning permission HW/FUL/22/00218 for erection of 8 no. two-storey terraced homes for the provision of social housing. The proposals consist of the erection of two separate buildings to allow for the continuation of the access route off Arkwrights that leads to the Community Gardens.
Hardings Arkwrights Harlow Essex
Received 19 Jun 2026 - UnknownHW/HSE/26/00240
Main roof renewal
87 Tanys Dell Harlow Essex CM20 2LW
Received 19 Jun 2026 - UnknownHW/REMVAR/26/00241
Application for removal of condition 8 (HMMP) and variation to wording of condition 9 (Arboricultural Method Statement) of planning permission HW/FUL/25/00043 for sub-division of the existing two semi-detached dwellings to provide four dwellings, including minor external alterations.
Essex Hunt Cottages Kennels Lane Newhall Harlow Essex
Received 22 Jun 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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