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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480 approved · 66 refused · 28 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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More application records
- Pending DecisionHW/HSE/26/00242
Single storey rear extension with alterations to the front elevation, including new front door and entrance canopy (Amended Proposal Description)
74 Tilbury Mead Harlow Essex CM18 6JF
Received 22 Jun 2026 - UnknownHW/TP/26/10024
Hawthorn tree located at the side of the rear garden of no.74 needs reduction in overall size and overhang into no.73 needs to be cut back
74 Great Plumtree Harlow Essex CM20 2NU
Received 22 Jun 2026 - UnknownHW/HSE/26/00243
Conversion of internal garage to office space
1 Burley Hill Harlow Essex CM17 9QQ
Received 23 Jun 2026 - UnknownHW/TP/26/10025
T1 Beech; Cut back from the rear, side and roof of no 1 Watlington Road to give a minimum clearance of 1.5 metres from the property
3 Watlington Road Harlow Essex CM17 0DX
Received 24 Jun 2026 - UnknownHW/HSE/26/00244
Installation of vehicle hard standing to front of property
71 Nicholls Field Harlow Essex CM18 6EA
Received 25 Jun 2026 - UnknownHW/EIAO/26/00245
EIA Screening Opinion Request for Construction of replacement teaching block and sixth form block, plus external works, includinghard and soft landscaping, car parking and boundary treatment.
Sir Frederick Gibberd College Tendring Road Harlow Essex CM18 6RN
Received 24 Jun 2026 - UnknownHW/CND/26/00246
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 10 (Drainage Maintenance Plan) and condition 13 (External Lighting Details) of planning permission HW/FUL/23/00331 for the erection of 6 no. new C3 apartments, two new Class E1 retail units and 1 no. wheelchair accessible family house, with associated new hard and soft landscape and parking.
Redevelopment Of Elm Hatch Elm Hatch Harlow Essex CM18 6BH
Received 25 Jun 2026 - UnknownHW/FUL/26/00247
Retention and refurbishment of the existing three-storey warehouse, together with the replacement of two structurally deficient buildings with new warehouse accommodation
International House Horsecroft Road Harlow Essex CM19 5SU
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Pending DecisionHW/S106/26/00248
Discharge Schedule 3, Clause 7 S106 Agreement attached to planning permission HW/FUL/19/00321
Local Centre Phase 1 Bridge Street Newhall Harlow Essex CM17 9ST
Received 25 Jun 2026 - UnknownHW/CND/26/00249
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 2 (Materials) of planning permission HW/HSE/26/00142 for construction of a single storey flat roof rear extension
91 Glebelands Harlow Essex CM20 2PE
Received 26 Jun 2026 - UnknownHW/HSE/26/00250
Construction of a two-storey rear extension, first-floor front dormer extension within the existing roof space, and replacement of the attached garage
88 Collins Meadow Harlow Essex CM19 4EL
Received 26 Jun 2026 - UnknownHW/LDCP/26/00251
Integral garage conversion and enclosure of covered porch area
5 Deer Park Harlow Essex CM19 4LB
Received 29 Jun 2026 - UnknownHW/HSE/26/00253
Erection of a single storey rear extension
79 Little Grove Field Harlow Essex CM19 4BX
Received 29 Jun 2026 - UnknownHW/PALHE/26/00254
Erection of a single storey rear extension
35 Little Grove Field Harlow Essex CM19 4BT
Received 30 Jun 2026 - UnknownHW/FUL/26/00255
Installation of external bollard lighting along footpath
The Presbytery Holy Cross Tracyes Road Harlow Essex CM18 6JJ
Received 3 Jul 2026 - UnknownHW/DEM/26/00256
Demolition of existing garage blocks 8-10 and 11-16 Cooks Spinney
Residential Development At Garage Blocks 8-10 And 11-16 Cooks Spinney Cooks Spinney Harlow Essex
Received 6 Jul 2026 - UnknownHW/HSE/26/00257
Erection of a single-storey detached garden outbuilding to the rear of the property for use as a golf simulator incidental to the main dwelling
55 Sheering Road Harlow Essex CM17 0JN
Received 7 Jul 2026 - UnknownHW/HSE/26/00258
Construction of ground floor front and rear extensions with proposed first floor front extension and two-storey side extension together with remodelling of existing dwelling
14 Rye Hill Road Harlow Essex CM18 7JE
Received 7 Jul 2026 - UnknownHW/LBC/26/00259
Following damage caused by the impact of a motor vehicle works are required to repair and reinstate damage to the existing external wall and replacement of the badly damaged ground floor timber window with a facsimile based on salvaged parts and adjacent matching window. External wall to be finished externally in painted lime-based render and painted weatherboarding to match existing. Also, the replacement of the damaged timber support post internally with a new post and internal plasterboard and skim finish on battens all to match existing materials.
Cabot House St Johns Walk Harlow Essex CM17 0AJ
Received 8 Jul 2026 - UnknownHW/LDCP/26/00260
Relocation of a internal soil and vent pipe to the external rear elevation with bathroom alterations
116 Upper Mealines Harlow Essex CM18 7AN
Received 8 Jul 2026 - UnknownHW/CND/26/00261
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 12 (Detailed Specifications of the Proposed Electric Vehicle Charging Points) of planning permission HW/FUL/25/00429 for 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 Jul 2026 - UnknownHW/DEM/26/00262
Demolition of garage block 39-45 Carters Mead
Residential Development At Garage Block 39-45 Carters Mead Carters Mead Harlow Essex
Received 8 Jul 2026 - UnknownHW/LDCP/26/00263
Proposed loft conversion with rear dormer and skylights
101 Fennells Harlow Essex CM19 4RW
Received 9 Jul 2026 - UnknownHW/LBC/26/00264
Installation of Electric Vehicle (EV) charging point to the garage wall along with request to dig a trench from the electric meter (located in the corner of the barn, back wall nearest the lane behind the barn) along the back of the property to the garage
Skins Farm Barn Skins Farm Roydon Road Harlow Essex CM19 5DU
Received 9 Jul 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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