Planning application
Sir Frederick Gibberd College Tendring Road Harlow Essex CM18 6RN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Retrospective consent is sort for temporary school accommodation on the site of Sir Frederick Gibberd College, forming Phase 2 of the ongoing development
As published by the council, reference HW/FUL/24/00402
Application record
- Reference
- HW/FUL/24/00402
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted Planning Permission
- Received
- 28 Oct 2024
- Validated
- 12 Nov 2024
- Decided
- 8 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Passmores South
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CM18 6RN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Harlow register
This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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HW/FUL/26/00335 Awaiting decision
Sir Frederick Gibberd College Tendring Road Harlow Essex CM18 6RN
Construction of replacement teaching block and new sixth form block plus external works, including hard and soft landscaping, car parking, boundary treatment and installation of ground source heat pumps and associated infrastructure.
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HW/EIAO/26/00245 Awaiting decision
Sir Frederick Gibberd College Tendring Road Harlow Essex CM18 6RN
EIA Screening Opinion Request for Construction of replacement teaching block and sixth form block, plus external works, including hard and soft landscaping, car parking and boundary treatment.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Oct 2024
Received by Harlow
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12 Nov 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Granted Planning Permission
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30 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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Portakabin Limited Agent, registered in York
Active · incorporated 1961 · York
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35 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Harlow granted permission on 8 December 2025, 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.
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