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HW/FUL/26/00267 - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Replacement of existing fabric roller blinds to outdoor pergola with external aluminium roller shutters Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
13 Jul 2026
Consultation
15 Jul 2026
Approved
26 Aug 2026

Approved on 26 Aug 2026 · Last checked 1 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. A site survey can differ.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Also on the record
Priority habitat 45 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 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
Full Application
Postcode
CM20 3FD
Received
13 Jul 2026
Validated
13 Jul 2026
Ward
Bush Fair East B
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Granted Planning Permission
Decision date
26 Aug 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 44 days from validation, 8 days faster than Harlow's median of 52 for extensions. Approved, as 89% of extensions here are.

78%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
117decided 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.

14 neighbours consulted · Last counted 26 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15052638
Neighbours
17 Jul 2026
Consultation
15 Jul 2026
Comments by
7 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
22 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