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Site Of Former Occasio House College Square Harlow Essex CM20 1AP

Granted Harlow HW/CND/26/00171 Discharge Condition

Works: New dwelling Extension

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Application for approval of details reserved by condition 16 (Pocket Park Details) of planning permission HW/FUL/23/00488 for redevelopment of land to the west of Harlow Playhouse, including Occasio House, to provide a 2 no. storey detached extension to Harlow Playhouse to provide creative studios and performing arts space, music school and recording studio, cafe, changing rooms and booking office (Sui Generis); and an additional part 6 no. and part 5 no. storey building to provide flexible commercial and community floorspace at ground floor level (Use Class E and Use Class F.1/F.2) with residential flats above (Use Class C); together with landscaping, public realm improvements, improvement works to the Haydens Road subway, re-direction of College Gate and re-location of the taxi rank; and associated access and parking provision

As published by the council, reference HW/CND/26/00171

Application record

Reference
HW/CND/26/00171
Type
Discharge Condition
Status
Conditions
Decision
Granted As published: Approve Discharge of Planning Conditions
Received
24 Apr 2026
Validated
24 Apr 2026
Decided
3 Jun 2026
Ward
Town Centre
Postcode
CM20 1AP

Site history

Applications at this address on the Harlow register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • HW/CND/26/00363 Awaiting decision

    Site Of Former Occasio House College Square Harlow Essex CM20 1AP

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 9 (Detailed Surface Water Drainage Scheme) of planning permission HW/FUL/23/00488 for Redevelopment of land to the west of Harlow Playhouse, including Occasio House, to provide a 2 no. storey detached extension to Harlow Playhouse to provide creative studios and performing arts space, music school and recording studio, cafe, changing rooms and booking office (Sui Generis); and an additional part 6 no. and part 5 no. storey building to provide flexible commercial and community floorspace at ground floor level (Use Class E and Use Class F.1/F.2) with residential flats above (Use Class C); together with landscaping, public realm improvements, improvement works to the Haydens Road subway, re-direction of College Gate and re-location of the taxi rank; and associated access and parking provision. (Amended Description)

    Submitted 8 Sep 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Apr 2026

    Received by Harlow

  2. 3 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Approve Discharge of Planning Conditions

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Hill Group Ltd Agent

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Documents

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10 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Harlow granted permission on 3 June 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

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