Planning application
Post Office Road Car Park Post Office Road Harlow Essex CM20 1AA
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Request for an EIA Screening Opinion for proposed redevelopment of existing car park and erection of two buildings up to 6 storeys to provide 169 residential dwellings, along with car parking, public open space and landscaping.
As published by the council, reference HW/EIAO/25/00135
Application record
- Reference
- HW/EIAO/25/00135
- Type
- EIA Screening
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- EIA Not Required
- Received
- 1 Apr 2025
- Validated
- 1 Apr 2025
- Decided
- 14 Jul 2025
- Ward
- Town Centre
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CM20 1AA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Harlow register
This site has had 4 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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HW/FUL/25/00166 Awaiting decision
Post Office Road Car Park Post Office Road Harlow Essex CM20 1AA
Redevelopment of existing car park and erection of new buildings to provide residential accommodation (Class C3), along with new public realm, car parking, cycle parking, landscaping and supporting infrastructure
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HW/CND/24/00427 Granted
Post Office Road Car Park Post Office Road Harlow Essex CM20 1AA
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 (Biodiversity Enhancement Layout) and condition 5 (External Lighting) of planning permission HW/FUL/24/00283 for alteration of the existing Post Office Road Car Park to form temporary bus station that will host 8 no. bus bays during the length of the construction of the 'Harlow Sustainable Transport Hub and Interchange' approved under planning reference HW/REM/23/00272.
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HW/FUL/24/00283 Granted
Post Office Road Car Park Post Office Road Harlow Essex CM20 1AA
Alteration of the existing Post Office Road Car Park to form temporary bus station that will host 8 no. bus bays during the length of the construction of the 'Harlow Sustainable Transport Hub and Interchange' approved under planning reference HW/REM/23/00272.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Apr 2025
Received by Harlow
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14 Jul 2025
Decision issued: EIA Not Required
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30 Aug 2026
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Post Office Road Car Park Post Office Road Harlow Essex CM20 1AA
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Redevelopment of existing car park and erection of new buildings to provide residential accommodation (Class C3), along with new public realm, car parking, cycle parking, landscaping and supporting infrastructure
Awaiting decision Full applications 74 docs -
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Post Office Road Car Park Post Office Road Harlow Essex CM20 1AA
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