71 Great Plumtree Harlow Essex CM20 2NU

1. 20 Aug 2024

   Received by Harlow

2. 14 Oct 2024

   Decision issued: Would Be Lawful Use/Development

3. 9 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.

If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

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• 73 Great Plumtree Harlow Essex CM20 2NU

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  Single storey rear extension

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• 74 Great Plumtree Harlow Essex CM20 2NU

  HW/TP/26/10024 Submitted 22 Jun 2026 31m away

  88% historically approved · decision due ~17 Aug

  Hawthorn tree located at the side of the rear garden of no.74 needs reduction in overall size and overhang into no.73 needs to be cut back

  Awaiting decision Trees

• 62 Great Plumtree Harlow Essex CM20 2NU

  HW/HSE/25/00274 Submitted 24 Jun 2025 76m away

  Proposed rear extension and associated internal alterations

  Granted Householder Extension 10 docs
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• Garage Court Great Plumtree Harlow Essex

  HW/FUL/26/00172 Submitted 28 Apr 2026 77m away

  84% historically approved · decision due ~3 Jul

  Proposed demolition of existing garages. Following demolition, the site will remain as hardstanding and is expected to be resurfaced and utilised more efficiently for parking, including the proposed implementation of Traffic Regulation Orders. The proposals also include the installation of hardstanding for powered two-wheeler parking spaces to the north of the site, as well as construction of a cycle store to the east of Stort Tower on existing hardstanding.

  Awaiting decision Full applications Demolition 19 docs

• Corner Of Mowbray Road & Dovehouse Croft Harlow Essex CM20 2PF

  HW/DT/00/00153 Submitted 10 May 2000 113m away

  8m Freestanding Column Supporting Three Antenna With Equipment Cabin Near The Base

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• 5 Glebelands Harlow Essex CM20 2PA

  HW/HSE/25/00183 Submitted 20 May 2025 144m away

  Retrospective permission for rendering of front, rear & side external walls to protect building

  Refused Householder 12 docs
  Domestic

• HW/LDCP/26/00167 Decided

  26 Aynsley Gardens Harlow Essex CM17 9PB

  Construction of a single storey ancillary extension to the existing garden office within the curtilage of the main dwelling

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• HW/LDCP/26/00181 Decided

  4 Whieldon Grange Harlow Essex CM17 9WG

  Construction of a single storey rear extension and infill porch

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• HW/LDCP/26/00157 Decided

  41 Ram Gorse Harlow Essex CM20 1PY

  Proposed porch infill and new pitched roof

  16 Apr 2026 Lawful development
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  132 Aynsley Gardens Harlow Essex CM17 9PE

  Construction of a single storey rear extension & box dormer to rear roof slope

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• HW/LDCE/26/00165 Decided

  Millbrook Studios And Commercial Units 1-4 Burnt Mill Burnt Mill Harlow Essex

  To certify that the existing lawful use of the non-residential floorspace at Ground and First Floor of Millbrook Studios is for any Commercial Business and Service operation

  22 Apr 2026 Lawful development