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Flats Above 11-15 Adams House East Gate Harlow Essex

Refused Harlow HW/REMVAR/21/00259 Removal or Variation of Condition

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Removal of condition 3 of planning permission HW/ST/98/00231 to remove the requirement of 25% affordable housing at the site

As published by the council, reference HW/REMVAR/21/00259

Application record

Reference
HW/REMVAR/21/00259
Type
Removal or Variation of Condition
Status
Pending Decision
Decision
Refused Planning Permission
Received
5 May 2021
Validated
14 May 2021
Decided
17 Aug 2021
Ward
Toddbrook
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CM20 1BD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 May 2021

    Received by Harlow

  2. 14 May 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Aug 2021

    Decision issued: Refused Planning Permission

  4. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About amendments applications

How this application type works

An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.

More on amendments applications in our guide

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