A PLANNING application for 38 homes in Newhall has been met with a large number of objections. The application is on the agenda for the Planning Committee meeting on Wednesday December 8th at the council offices. The application states: Full planning application for the development…

THE HARLOW Conservatives believe an application for warehouses to be moved closer to houses in Katherines failed to go before the planning committee. There has been several news items (both locally and nationally) on how the warehouses have “blighted the lives ” if residents in…

Photo: Paul Blake RESIDENTS, businesses and organisations are invited to have their say on how Harlow should grow and develop over the next 26 years.Harlow Council has launched a consultation on the draft Town Plan which sets out a proposed vision for Harlow in 2047…

THE meetings of the Development Management Committees of East Herts Council due to take place on Tuesday 16th November at 5.30pm and of Harlow Council due to take place on Wednesday 17th November at 7pm are POSTPONED. This decision has been deemed appropriate due to…

OVER the next two days The Development Management Committees for both East Herts (16/11/21) and Harlow Council (17/11/21) will meet to make their final decisions to either accept or reject The Stort Crossing. The Development Management Committee’s decision to support or oppose the crossing will…

MAJOR proposals for a new highway, pedestrian and rail crossings connecting Essex and Hertfordshire are set to be voted on by councillors next week report the Local Democracy Reporting Service. The plans submitted to Harlow Council seek to widen and enhance the central crossing on…

Places for People – Gilston Park Estate Community Consultation Event PLACES for People, together with Taylor Wimpey, are hosting the first of its community consultation events on the current masterplans for The Gilston Area. As part of the ongoing consultation for The Gilston Area, Places…

THE DIRECTOR of Harlow and Gilston Garden Town, Naisha Polaine has worked in housing all her professional life. From being an area director for Homes and Communities Agency to being a non-executive director of housing developer, Hill Group. But perhaps the greatest challenge is her…

BOTH East Hertfordshire and Harlow District Councils have confirmed their Development Management Committee (DMC) meeting dates to hear the applications for the current Central Stort Crossing and the proposed new Eastern Stort Crossing. The River Stort Crossing plans have been submitted by the applicant, Places…

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon rose on the floor of the House of Commons to ask the government to allows councils to place statutory notices (such as planning applications etc) in digital only news outlets. As the law stands, public notices have to be in printed…

FRIENDS of Latton Island and The Save Our Stort Campaign continues to gain momentum. A further 300 Harlow residents have written to their councillors opposing The Stort Crossing. A spokesperson said: “This is overwhelmingly positive. It continues to demonstrate that the public are not prepared…

PLANNING permission to change Esquires Coffee shop in The Water Gardens into a restaurant has been granted by the Harlow Council planning committee. The unanimous decision was made at the meeting on Wednesday night. Despite a number of objections being made, no-one appeared in person…

General photo of area A NUMBER of residents have objected to a planning application in the Mark Hall Moors area of Harlow. The application is for: The application property is one of a pair of semis located on the corner at the junction of Mowbray…

A PLANNING application for for new data centres in Harlow has been submitted to Harlow Council. The application by Kao Data is for: Four new data centres and security gatehouse with associated highways infrastructure, plant, landscaping works, parking and engineering operations (amendments to approved scheme…