The Service Bays The Stow Harlow Essex
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HW/NMA/26/00189
Description
Application for non-material amendment following a grant of planning permission under planning reference HW/FUL/22/00226 to vary the description of development to remove reference to Class E (g) use. The proposal description would then read 'Re-development of former service industry bays into a mixed-use development comprising of 116 no. 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments and 482sqm of commercial use with undercroft car parking, mews courtyard, landscaped podium and residential gardens'.
Harlow
Planning Authority Score
3.7/10
Below average
#201 of 282 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
Harlow ranks #140 out of 282 councils for householder decision speed. Harlow is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 77% approved vs 90% nationally.
One of the strictest councils
only 77% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Harlow decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
81%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #242 of 282
77%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #273 of 282
65%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #140 of 282
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #125 of 282
33%
Minor dwellings approved
12 decided (1-9 homes)
83%
Major dwellings approved
6 decided (10+ homes)
83%
Change of use approved
18 decided
275
Total decisions
51 refused in 2025