Flat Block 5 To 9 Holland Way Newhall Harlow Essex CM17 9NN Data via plota.co.uk

HW/LDCP/26/00290 - Lawful Development Cert - Proposed Approved

Proposal

To replace timber with a non combustible alternative up to the 2nd floor level (the first seven levels of tile from the first floor up. Install cavity barriers to compartment floor slab edges behind all infill/spandrel panels. Install cavity barriers to compartment floor slab edges within the cement particle board cladding to projecting bay windows. Internal fire stopping to be installed / replaced to cables passing between walls Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
27 Jul 2026
✓
Approved
14 Sept 2026

Approved on 14 Sept 2026 · Last checked 15 Sept 2026

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
Inside the Harlow built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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
Lawful Development Cert - Proposed
Postcode
CM17 9NN
Received
27 Jul 2026
Validated
27 Jul 2026
Ward
Newhall
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Sept 2026
Decision
Would Be Lawful Use/Development
Decision date
14 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Stoneguard Projects Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, about the council's usual 52 days. Approved, as 90% of extensions here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
152decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 10 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15106628
Planning Portal ref
PP-15106628
Statutory expiry
21 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