THE green light has been given to build 19 new Council homes for local people on the Harlow Housing Needs Register Last night (22 August 2018) the Council’s Development Management Committee gave planning permission to two Council-led developments in Bushey Croft and The Readings. Now…

PLANS to demolish garages off Commonside Road are up before the Harlow Council planning committee. The details are as follows: Garage Blocks 19-52 The Readings, Harlow Demolition of Garage Blocks and Associated Hard-Surfacing and Construction of 2 No. Accessible Bungalows and 1 No. Terraced Dwelling.…

A proposal for a four-bedroom house behind the homes built on the former Carpenters Arms pub site in Thornwood is “not a clever idea”, a parish councillor has said. North Weald Bassett Parish Council’s planning committee voted unanimously to object to plans for the property…

A PLANNING application has been submitted for 47 new homes on site of Northbrooks House. The application is for: Demolition of the Existing Community Centre and Education Centre, Construction of 47 New Dwellings with Associated Amenity Space for Private and Affordable Homes, Car Parking and…

FOR your convenience, here is a list of the planning applications submitted to Harlow Council for the month of July 2018. https://planningonline.harlow.gov.uk/online-applications/monthlyListResults.do?action=firstPage

A COMPANY co-run by EastEnders star, Davood Ghadami, is bidding to build thirty houses on the edge of Harlow Town Park The application is for the erection of “Thirty Dwellings and Associated Parking and Landscaping on Netteswell Hall, Park Lane, Harlow. It has been submitted…

THE OWNERS of a popular dog grooming parlour have been granted planning permission to develop the empty pavilion on The Stow playing fields. The decision was made at a Wednesday night meeting of the Harlow Council planning committee. Objections were made by local residents. Film…

PLANS for new dwellings and shops for the Elm Hatch area have been submitted to Harlow Council’s planning department. Elm Hatch is in the Waterhouse Moor area of the town. The application is aiming for the “Development of Elm Hatch and Adjacent Garage Area to…

THE DEADLINE is looming for anyone who wishes to object to an application for a Premier Inn Hotel in Church Langley. The deadline is Wednesday May 23rd. The application is for the erection of three storey, 46 Bedroom Premier Inn Hotel with Plant Compound, Additional…

ANOTHER office block in Harlow is set to be converted into flats. Harlow Council has granted permission for part of the ground floor of the Peartree Business Centre to be converted for residential use. The Peartree Centre is on South Road at Edinburgh Way. Permission…

HARLOW Council has been forced to pay costs after rejecting a planning application for homes near the Railway Station roundabout in 2016. An application for the 172 homes and fifteen storey tower block was approved on Thursday night. During the meeting, a planning officer gave…

PERMISSION HAS been given for 135 homes in New Hall. The decision was made at a sitting of the Harlow Council Development Management Committee on Wednesday night. Just one objector spoke at the meeting, to express their concerns regarding access near Old London Road. A…

PLANNING permission has been granted for a new restaurant on the high street in Old Harlow. The decision was made at a meeting of the Harlow Council planning committee on Wednesday night. 42 High Street is at the bottom of the street (older residents may…

WE always like to keep an eye on planning matters and so we have dipped into the planning application register on the Harlow Council website. March looks like it is going to be bumper month for applications. We will be looking in depth at some…