The Service Bays The Stow Harlow Essex

Unknown HW/CND/26/00111
Council
Date received
18 Mar 2026
Date validated
18 Mar 2026

Description

Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 (Maintenance Plan) and condition 8 (Secured by Design Accreditation) of planning permission HW/FUL/22/00226 and subsequent s73 application reference HW/REMVAR/25/00049 for 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 E(g) commercial use with undercroft car parking, mews courtyard, landscaped podium and residential gardens.

4.5/10
Planning Authority Score
#169 of 277

Harlow is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #65 out of 277. Harlow is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 77% approved vs 90% nationally.

Harlow decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
81%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #237 of 277
77%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #268 of 277
84%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (71%) #65 of 277
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #122 of 277
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