LOCAL residents are submitting their objections to a proposed four lane highway that would cut across the River Stort in Harlow. As we have already reported the crossing would run from Pye Corner in Gilston across to Edinburgh Way in Harlow. As it also cuts…

THE HARLOW Council member for Strategic Growth, cllr Mike Hardware has paid a visit to the planned site of a four line highway that may cut across heart of a Harlow beauty spot. Cllr Hardware said: Stort River Crossings “Improving our environment and making Harlow…

THE developer behind an application to build houses in The Stow has appealed to Harlow Council to make a change in their permissions in order to make it easier to demolish existing buildings. AS YH highlighted recently, the service bay area at the back of…

A HARLOW resident broke down in tears at a planning committee meeting on Tuesday night. The resident came to speak against plans to put an electric charging bay in the BP Garage on Southern Way. The application sought planning permission to replace four existing parking…

AT Tuesday planning committee the controversial Purford Green development – which will affect Stile Croft, Little Brays and Purford Green was debated and voted on. The new Conservative Councillor for Bush Fair, Dan Swords, spoke on behalf of residents to oppose the development which he…

PLANS for a house extension in Copse Hill is set to go in front of the Harlow Council planning committee. The application refers to a property in the Copse Hill area of Harlow. Planning permission is sought for various extensions to the application property. Amended…

PLANS for a church group to move into the Harlow Leisurezone are set to be discussed and voted on at a planning committee next week. Planning permission is sought for the change of use from science education area to accommodation for religious teachings. The applicant…

HARLOW Council is cracking down on the increase of illegally positioned estate agent boards, and other advertising materials, across the town.  Estate agents are required, under Planning and Highways legislation to place boards only within the boundary of the property and also to remove them…

THE installation of electric vehicle charging bays at a petrol station in Staple Tye is set to go through the planning committee. This application seeks planning permission to replace 4x existing parking spaces opposite the landscaping area with 2x electric vehicle charging bays, one of…

A MAJOR highway is set to run through one of Harlow’s most cherished beauty spots. As part of the plans for over 23,000 homes around Harlow, including many as part of the Harlow and Gilston Garden Town project, there is a proposal for a road…

PLANS for 35 new homes in Purford Green are set to go before Harlow Council’s planning committee. The application site is the former junior school, which is surplus to requirement following the merging of the former junior school and infants’ school on the adjoining site to…

OWNERS of property in the town centre have asked to change the wording in a planning application to remove the requirement for “affordable housing”. The application refers to Adams House near the Market Square. It states: “Home Group have provided social housing in 28 flats…

A NUMBER of objections have been made to the proposed plans for an evangelical church to move into the Harlow Leisurezone. Last month, YH revealed that a planning application had been submitted for the Christian Revival Church (CRC) to move into the space presently occupied…

A BUSINESSMAN has pledged to reconnect his business with the local community. Mr Ferhat Ozkan was speaking at a Harlow Council planning committee on Wednesday night. Planning permission for a change of use to a supermarket and take away at the Pink Cottage on Commonside…