Flat Block 143 To 154 Felmongers Harlow Essex Data via plota.co.uk

HW/FUL/26/00072 - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Formation of three new bin stores, including concrete bases and Metrostor designed fire resistant stores Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Feb 2026
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Validated
13 Mar 2026
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Consultation
18 May 2026
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Committee
8 Jul 2026
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Approved
16 Jul 2026

Approved on 16 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 17 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Harlow Development Management Committee on 8 Jul 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the revised stores would avoid harm to greenery and trees, with no unacceptable amenity or highway impacts.
  • Residents raised concerns about greenery, fly-tipping, access, recycling arrangements and costs.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, public comments, committee discussion, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Harlow's committee minutes of 8 Jul 2026.

Site constraints 4

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Harlow built-up area; Priority habitat about 22 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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
Postcode
CM20 3DN
Received
24 Feb 2026
Validated
13 Mar 2026
Ward
Mark Hall South
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 May 2026
Decision
Granted Planning Permission
Decision date
16 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
John Burke Associates

How this decision compares

Decided in 125 days from validation, 70 days slower than Harlow's median of 55 for full applications. Approved, as 91% of full applications here are.

74%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
9%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14718443
Neighbours
6 Jul 2026
Consultation
18 May 2026
Comments by
13 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
29 Jun 2026
Committee
8 Jul 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