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Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Harlow

Planning outcomes in Harlow are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 10.0% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

2,663 real decisions·24 wards·Updated August 2026
100.0%
Highest: Old Harlow West
90.0%
Lowest: Bush Fair West A
10.0%
Gap
24
Wards
97.9% approved overall. But 57 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Harlow shifts your odds by up to 10.0%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 24 wards ranked

#WardDecisionsApprovedRefusedRate
1Old Harlow West66660
100.0%
2Passmores South27270
100.0%
3Sumners And Kingsmoor East53530
100.0%
4Town Centre58580
100.0%
5Stewards21210
100.0%
6Mark Hall North81810
100.0%
7Churchgate42420
100.0%
8Latton Bush West13130
100.0%
9Church Langley South25250
100.0%
10Little Parndon East24240
100.0%
11Church Langley North12120
100.0%
12Great Parndon West31310
100.0%
13Netteswell Central10100
100.0%
14Great Parndon North50491
98.0%
15Netteswell North48471
97.9%
16Potter Street43421
97.7%
17Gilden Park And Mulberry Green40391
97.5%
18Passmores North38371
97.4%
19Little Parndon West32311
96.9%
20Netteswell South27261
96.3%
21Newhall51492
96.1%
22Mark Hall South50473
94.0%
23Latton Bush East16151
93.8%
24Bush Fair West A1091
90.0%
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An extension might sail through in Old Harlow West but face serious resistance in Bush Fair West A.
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What the data tells us

1
A 10.0% gap separates the best and worst wards. Old Harlow West approves 100.0% of applications while Bush Fair West A approves just 90.0%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.
2
High volume doesn't mean high approval. Some of the busiest wards aren't the most permissive. The number of applications a ward processes tells you nothing about how likely yours is to succeed.
3
Ward averages are a starting point, not a guarantee. Your specific outcome depends on your property, your neighbours, your proposal type and the comparable decisions near your address.

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Methodology: Covers 2,663 planning decisions in Harlow, January 2020 to August 2026. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Harlow Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →
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