PERMISSION is sought for a package of works comprising the refurbishment of North Square and the installation of replacement seating, new sculptures and a living green wall along Broad Walk, all within The Water Gardens Shopping Centre, together with the installation of replacement seating and…

A PLANNING application for an extra storey of flats in a proposed development in Market Square is set to be discussed this week. The application is for: Erection of fifth storey to provide eight new self-contained flats and alterations to facades together with external alterations.…

WHILST THE date for a new hospital for Harlow is now set for 2028 at the earliest, planning applications for the present site at Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) continue to be submitted. It must be a difficult balancing act. You have to continue applying for…

PLANNING permission has been granted to transform the land in a Harlow secondary school land into a Special Educational Needs and Disability School. The plans centre on land next to Sir Frederick Gibberd College on Tendring Road. Harlow Council approved the application on Wednesday March…

A BID for a two storey extension in a property Purford Green has been rejected. The application was for the construction of the two storey rear extension at 45 Purford Green. The Harlow Council planning department published the reasons for rejecting the application on their…

A PLANNING application for an area of a house to be a House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) has been submitted to Harlow Council. The application relates to a property in Home Close, off Maddox Road and is asking for permission to convert part of the…

EPPING Forest District Council has been awarded £120,000 from the Government to produce a design code for Latton Priory – one of the Council’s three Harlow and Gilston Garden Town development sites. The Council’s Implementation team will work with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing…

PLANS for a restaurant in the Elm Hatch area of Waterhouse Moor have been submitted to Harlow Council. The application is classed as a change of use: from a shop to a restaurant. There has been a number of objections to the proposal. For example:…

A BID for a housing development of more than 60 new homes has been launched for a hamlet near Harlow reports the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS). Epping Road Ltd, the applicant, submitted an application for 62 houses in Thornwood to Epping Forest District Council…

PLANS for a 5G Telecommunication mast in Church Langley have been rejected by Harlow Council. The mast was set to be installed on Church Langley Way at junction of Ashworth Place. Close to 90 objections were submitted to However, Harlow Council has written to the…

A VIGIL is set to take place outside the Harlow Council offices before the vital planning meeting regarding the proposed crossing across the River Stort. The meeting at the Water Gardens offices takes place at 7.30pm on Wednesday February 23rd. However, campaigners will be there…

A PLANNING application has been submitted for a vets surgery to move into the Harlow Leisurezone. The surgery hopes to move into the area presently occupied by the Covid vaccination centre. Prior to that the area has been empty since education hub Science Alive vacated…

HOUSING developments on former farmland are adding hundreds of thousands of extra car journeys to England’s roads, a report has found. It says typical new ‘greenfield’ homes are designed around the car – with often three parking spaces per home reports the BBC. Essential services…

UTTLESFORD District Council has had its decision-making powers on major planning applications stripped by the Government. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities announced today (February 8) Uttlesford District Council is being designated, meaning developers can now apply directly to the planning inspectorate reports the…