Harlow District Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Harlow District Council decided more than 520 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 10% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 50 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Harlow District Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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2 October 2026 · Refused
Mansfield House West Road Harlow Essex CM20 2TZ · HW/PANDC/26/00297
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4 August 2026 · Approved
Proposed Development South East Of Princess Alexandra Hospital Fourth Avenue Harlow Essex · HW/FUL/25/00504
Figures for Harlow District Council
| Applications decided | more than 520 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 10%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 50 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 13%of more than 150 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 59 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 32%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 65plan adopted 2020 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Harlow District Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues in both appeals A and B are: • the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, • whether the proposed development would result in the loss of public amenity space, and •…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the locality. • The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the neighbouring property Balaton, with particular regard to noise…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the siting and appearance of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the surrounding area.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.