156 Orchard Croft Harlow Essex CM20 3BB

1. 10 Jan 2023

   Received by Harlow

2. 10 Feb 2023

   Decision issued: Granted Planning Permission

3. 9 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden: extensions, loft and garage conversions, porches, outbuildings and similar alterations within the boundary of the home. They cannot be used to create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. Councils aim to decide them within eight weeks, and immediate neighbours are usually notified and given a chance to comment.

More on householder applications in our guide

• Land West Of 20 Orchard Croft Orchard Croft Harlow Essex

  HW/FUL/25/00210 Submitted 16 May 2025 52m away

  Proposed parking area for 8 no. car parking spaces

  Granted Full applications 15 docs

• 29 Cooks Spinney Harlow Essex CM20 3BJ

  HW/HSE/21/00240 Submitted 28 Apr 2021 169m away

  Demolition of existing outbuilding and replacement with a single storey front extension

  Granted Householder Extension Demolition 10 docs
  Small domestic

• 25 Cooks Spinney Harlow Essex CM20 3BJ

  HW/PADAS/22/00510 Submitted 15 Nov 2022 179m away

  Raise the existing residential dwelling house by one storey

  Refused 11 docs
  Domestic

• 25 Cooks Spinney Harlow Essex CM20 3BJ

  HW/NULL/22/00510 Submitted 15 Nov 2022 179m away

  Raise the existing residential dwelling house by one storey

  Refused 11 docs
  Domestic

• 25 Cooks Spinney Harlow Essex CM20 3BJ

  HW/HSE/21/00356 Submitted 17 Jun 2021 179m away

  Raise the ridge height of pitched roofs to accommodate construction of a rear box dormer for loft conversion.

  Refused Householder Loft or dormer Roofing 14 docs
  Domestic

• 15 The Stow Harlow Essex CM20 3AH

  HW/ADV/17/00407 Submitted 31 Aug 2017 189m away

  88% historically approved · decision due ~26 Oct

  Retention of an installed ATM through the shop front left hand window. Part of the glazing has been replaced with a new white laminate security infill panel incorporating the ATM. A new matching vertical glazing mullion and shutter guide has been installed. The existing security roller shutter has been modified to allow constant use of the ATM. 2050 ATM fascia with illuminated black and green polycarbonate surround signage with white lettering "free cash withdrawals and balance enquiries" and "cash zone" Illuminated lettering and halo illumination to the polycarbonate surround signage. ATM green acrylic fascia sign with illuminated white lettering and accepted card logos.

  Status unknown Advertising Extension Windows or glazing 7 docs

• HW/HSE/26/00209 Granted

  13 Harefield Harlow Essex CM20 3EF

  Construction of a front porch extension and covered bin storage area

  26 May 2026 Householder
• HW/HSE/26/00210 Granted

  37 Woodwards Harlow Essex CM19 4NZ

  Installation of a front access ramp

  29 May 2026 Householder
• HW/HSE/26/00206 Refused

  22 Burnett Park Harlow Essex CM19 4SD

  Construction of 2 no. two-storey side extensions, single storey rear extension, crown roof to existing front projecting garage & front porch canopy

  25 May 2026 Householder
• HW/HSE/26/00166 Granted

  1 Chantry Gardens Harlow Essex CM17 0FG

  Partial infill of the recessed entrance at ground floor level, and an enlargement of the rear ground floor opening

  23 Apr 2026 Householder
• HW/HSE/26/00179 Granted

  21 Ladyshot Harlow Essex CM20 3EL

  Erection of a single-storey detached garden outbuilding to the rear of the property for use as a home office incidental to the main dwelling

  13 May 2026 Householder