New housing in Harlow District Council
We read Harlow District Council's planning register every day. We hold 3,593 of its planning applications going back to 2018, and 21 of those made in the last 12 months are for new homes.
It delivered 91% of the homes it needed in the 2025 Housing Delivery Test, below 95%, so it must publish an action plan to speed up delivery.
Key facts
- Local Plan
- Not recorded yet.
- Five-year housing land supply
- Not recorded yet.
- Housing Delivery Test
- 91% (2025): action plan
- Local Plan sites we hold
- None loaded yet.
- Planning applications we hold
- 3,593
Applications for new homes, by year
Applications we have identified as being for new homes, by the year they were made. Approved and refused count those decided so far.
| Year | Applications | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 5 | 4 |
| 2025 | 28 | 17 | 7 |
| 2024 | 30 | 13 | 12 |
| 2023 | 44 | 31 | 12 |
| 2022 | 40 | 22 | 14 |
| 2021 | 27 | 19 | 3 |
The largest housing schemes of the last three years
| Homes | Site | Status | Made |
|---|---|---|---|
| 169 | Post Office Road Car Park Post Office Road Harlow Essex CM20 1AA Request for an EIA Screening Opinion for proposed redevelopment of existing car park and erection of two buildings up to 6 storeys to provide 169 residential dwellings, along with car parking, public open space and… HW/EIAO/25/00135 | Approved | 1 Apr 2025 |
| 10 | Harlowbury Primary School Watlington Road Harlow Essex CM17 0DX Demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment to provide 10 dwellings, incorporating parking, landscaping, and associated infrastructure HW/FUL/26/00357 | Awaiting decision | 3 Sept 2026 |
| 4 | Essex Hunt Cottages London Road Harlow Essex Sub-division of the existing two semi-detached dwellings to provide four dwellings, including minor external alterations. HW/FUL/25/00043 | Approved | 4 Feb 2025 |
| 3 | Land At 35 -37 Mulberry Green Harlow Essex Erection of 3 no. dwellings with associated access, parking and landscaping HW/FUL/26/00180 | Awaiting decision | 1 May 2026 |
| 2 | Flat At The Old Boarding Kennels London Road Harlow Essex CM17 9LU Full retrospective application for the creation of 2 no. dwellings and the construction of two single-storey rear extensions and associated external works. HW/FUL/24/00444 | Refused | 29 Nov 2024 |
| 2 | 1 Roden Close Harlow Essex CM17 0LE Erection of 2 no. new dwellings on land to rear of 1 Roden Close, comprising of 1 no. two bedroom dwelling and 1 no. 4 bedroom dwelling. HW/FUL/24/00264 | Withdrawn | 10 Oct 2024 |
| 2 | 15 Canons Gate Harlow Essex CM20 1QE Retrospective planning consent is sort for the conversion of existing property into 2 no. flats HW/FUL/24/00004 | Refused | 4 Jan 2024 |
| 1 | Land Adjoining 63 Park Mead Park Mead Harlow Essex Erection of 1 no. new dwelling with associated landscaping and parking HW/FUL/26/00329 | Refused | 24 Aug 2026 |
| 1 | Land West Of 38 Turnors Turnors Harlow Essex CM20 1EF Erection of 1 no. new dwelling HW/FUL/25/00371 | Refused | 26 Aug 2025 |
| 1 | Lovefields Chalk Lane Harlow Essex CM17 0PQ Erection of 1 no. new dwelling HW/FUL/25/00005 | Refused | 9 Jan 2025 |
Towns and villages
See every field round the edge of a town or village, scored for how likely it is to be built on.
Where this comes from
- Planning applications: Harlow District Council's online planning register, last read 14 Nov 2026.
- Housing Delivery Test: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
- How fields are scored: how the score works.