PlanningLens holds 1,747 decisions from the Harlow planning portal. The headline approval rate is currently withheld on data-quality grounds.
Enter your postcode to see approval patterns for your ward and application type.
This table counts every decided application in Harlow, including types that the headline rate leaves out, so its totals are larger than the headline figure.
| Application Type | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | – | – | 1,557 | – |
| Discharge of Conditions | – | – | 441 | – |
| Trees | – | – | 277 | – |
| Other | – | – | 216 | – |
| Advertisement | – | – | 128 | – |
| Listed Building | – | – | 76 | – |
| Prior Approval | – | – | 58 | – |
| Certificate of Lawfulness | – | – | 14 | – |
The free check shows approval patterns for your postcode. The property report follows by email.
Check my postcodeWard-level data reveals where planning applications are most and least likely to succeed. Officers, local policies, and neighbourhood character all play a role.
| Ward | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Hall North | – | – | 94 | – |
| Old Harlow West | – | – | 72 | – |
| Town Centre | – | – | 65 | – |
| Sumners And Kingsmoor East | – | – | 56 | – |
| Newhall | – | – | 54 | – |
| Great Parndon North | – | – | 53 | – |
| Mark Hall South | – | – | 52 | – |
| Netteswell North | – | – | 50 | – |
| Potter Street | – | – | 49 | – |
| Gilden Park And Mulberry Green | – | – | 47 | – |
| Churchgate | – | – | 46 | – |
| Passmores North | – | – | 41 | – |
| Little Parndon West | – | – | 36 | – |
| Great Parndon West | – | – | 35 | – |
| Netteswell South | – | – | 29 | – |
| Passmores South | – | – | 28 | – |
| Church Langley South | – | – | 28 | – |
| Little Parndon East | – | – | 26 | – |
| Stewards | – | – | 22 | – |
| Latton Bush East | – | – | 18 | – |
| Latton Bush West | – | – | 15 | – |
| Bush Fair West A | – | – | 15 | – |
| Church Langley North | – | – | 12 | – |
| Netteswell Central | – | – | 12 | – |
| Bush Fair East A | – | – | 8 | – |
How Harlow’s planning approval rate has changed year by year, unchanged since 2021.
Bar height reflects approval rate. Colour: green ≥85%, amber ≥70%, red below 70%.
Each reference links to the record on the council’s planning portal.
| Reference | Proposal | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| HW/HSE/26/00360 Great Parndon West | Integral garage conversion and enclosure of covered porch area | Approved |
| HW/HSE/26/00330 Little Parndon East | Construction of a single storey side extension to join house and garage | Approved |
| HW/HSE/26/00353 Great Parndon West | Erection of a single storey rear side infill extension | Approved |
| HW/HSE/26/00341 Great Parndon North | Construction of a two-storey rear extension and replacement of the attached gara | Approved |
| HW/HSE/26/00347 Great Parndon West | Proposed front access ramp | Approved |
| HW/DEM/26/00380 Mark Hall North | Demolition of existing garage block 1-12 Altham Grove | Approved |
| HW/FUL/26/00348 Mark Hall South | Construction of a single storey rear extension and front entrance porch | Approved |
| HW/HSE/26/00340 Gilden Park And Mulberry Green | Retrospective permission for erection of a single storey rear extension | Approved |
| HW/HSE/26/00334 Mark Hall North | Erection of a side extension with internal mezzanine floor | Approved |
| HW/REMVAR/26/00278 Potter Street | Application for removal of condition 11 (Ancillary Nature of Dwellings) of plann | Approved |
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PlanningLens is currently withholding the headline approval rate for Harlow on data-quality grounds. Decision volumes are still published.
PlanningLens holds 1,747 planning decisions from Harlow. The approval and refusal split is withheld along with the headline rate.
PlanningLens is currently withholding the headline approval rate for Harlow. Ward and project-type breakdowns for this council are withheld on the same basis.