Redevelopment Of Land To The West Of Harlow Playhouse College Gate Harlow Essex

1. 12 Feb 2026

   Received by Harlow

2. 14 May 2026

   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.

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.

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• Redevelopment Of Land To The West Of Harlow Playhouse College Gate Harlow Essex

  HW/CND/26/00042 Submitted 6 Feb 2026 0m away

  90% historically approved · decision due ~3 Apr

  Application for approval of details reserved by condition 14 (External Materials) of planning permission HW/FUL/23/00488 for the redevelopment of land to the west of Harlow Playhouse, including Occasio House

  Status unknown Conditions 15 docs

• Occasio House Playhouse Square Harlow Essex CM20 1AP

  HW/DEM/23/00144 Submitted 3 Apr 2023 27m away

  Demolition of Occasio House

  Granted Other Demolition 5 docs

• Site Of Former Occasio House College Square Harlow Essex CM20 1AP

  HW/CND/26/00171 Submitted 24 Apr 2026 28m away

  Application for approval of details reserved by condition 16 (Pocket Park Details) of planning permission HW/FUL/23/00488 for redevelopment of land to the west of Harlow Playhouse, including Occasio House, to provide a 2 no. storey detached extension to Harlow Playhouse to provide creative studios and performing arts space, music school and recording studio, cafe, changing rooms and booking office (Sui Generis); and an additional part 6 no. and part 5 no. storey building to provide flexible commercial and community floorspace at ground floor level (Use Class E and Use Class F.1/F.2) with residential flats above (Use Class C); together with landscaping, public realm improvements, improvement works to the Haydens Road subway, re-direction of College Gate and re-location of the taxi rank; and associated access and parking provision

  Granted Conditions New dwelling Extension 10 docs

• Multistorey Car Park Harvey Centre Harvey Centre Approach Harlow Essex CM20 1XP

  HW/FUL/26/00144 Submitted 7 Apr 2026 100m away

  External recladding of the existing Haydens Road Multi-Storey Car Park

  Granted Full applications 12 docs

• 76 - 77 Harvey Centre Harvey Centre Approach Harlow Essex CM20 1XS

  HW/CND/17/00249 Submitted 5 Jun 2017 110m away

  Application for Approval of Details Reserved by ConditIon 2 (Roof Plant Equipment) of Planning Permission HW/PL/13/00307

  Granted Conditions 2 docs

• 70-74 Harvey Centre Harvey Centre Approach Harlow CM20 1XS

  HW/ST/03/00183 Submitted 12 May 2003 110m away

  Change of Use From Existing Games Arcade to 4 No. Retail Units.

  Granted Full applications

• HW/NMA/26/00132 Granted

  Flat Block 167 To 204 Pennymead Harlow Essex CM20 3JE

  Application for non-material amendment following a grant of planning permission under planning reference HW/FUL/25/00439 for a change to the front entrance door sets to all flats/maisonettes to Grady Joinery solid timber external FD30s doorset, Leeds Flush style.

  31 Mar 2026 Amendments
• HW/REMVAR/26/00175 Granted

  Burnt Mill Academy First Avenue Harlow Essex CM20 2NR

  Application for variation to condition 20 (Landscaping Scheme) & condition 26 (Approved Plans Condition) of planning permission HW/REMVAR/25/00527 for demolition of the existing school buildings and sports facilities and erection of a replacement school and sports facilities with associated access, parking and landscaping

  29 Apr 2026 Amendments
• HW/NMA/26/00196 Granted

  Edinburgh House Car Park Edinburgh Gate Harlow Essex

  Application for non-material amendment following a grant of planning permission under planning reference HW/FUL/18/00144 to amend the southern elevation fronting Edinburgh Way to incorporate an obscured glazed facade and omit the brick pillars, black powder coated louvres, and black metal railings.

  13 May 2026 Amendments
• HW/NMA/26/00189 Granted

  The Service Bays The Stow Harlow Essex

  Application for non-material amendment following a grant of planning permission under planning reference HW/FUL/22/00226 to vary the description of development to remove reference to Class E (g) use. The proposal description would then read 'Re-development of former service industry bays into a mixed-use development comprising of 116 no. 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments and 482sqm of commercial use with undercroft car parking, mews courtyard, landscaped podium and residential gardens'.

  8 May 2026 Amendments
• HW/NMA/26/00130 Granted

  Flat Block 62 To 84 Potter Street Harlow Essex CM17 9AQ

  Application for non-material amendment following a grant of planning permission under planning reference HW/FUL/25/00438 for change of front door specification, from the GRP composite Door Stop International doorset, to the solid timber Grady Joinery Doorset; Leeds Flush Style. Change of colour to the parapet capping and box guttering from black to grey. Smooth grey concrete tiles to be substituted with the Marley grey sandfaced clay tile. .

  31 Mar 2026 Amendments