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HW/FUL/26/00306 - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Installation of "Welcome to Harlow" Signage across the entrance points to the town Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Jul 2026
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Consultation
7 Aug 2026
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Committee
9 Sept 2026
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Approved
11 Sept 2026

Approved on 11 Sept 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 12 Sept 2026

Planning committee

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Site constraints 3

Article 4 direction
HMO - townwide. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Also on the record
Scheduled monument about 217 m away: Netteswellbury Barn, Netteswell; Inside the Harlow built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Harlow
Application type
Full Application
Received
31 Jul 2026
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Ward
Bush Fair West A
Case officer
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Target decision
25 Sept 2026
Decision
Granted Planning Permission
Decision date
11 Sept 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, 14 days faster than Harlow's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 90% of full applications here are.

63%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
14%go to committee

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Harlow in the last twelve months, from validation. Harlow decision record →

Public comments

2comments received
2 objecting

10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
2 Sept 2026
Consultation
7 Aug 2026
Comments by
4 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
14 Aug 2026
Committee
9 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
25 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Harlow
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#196 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Harlow ranks #138 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Harlow is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 79% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 79% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Harlow decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #222 of 296
79%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #283 of 296
67%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #138 of 296
37%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #120 of 296
38%
Minor dwellings approved
8 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
80%
Change of use approved
20 decided
278
Total decisions
45 refused in the year to March 2026