241 Fold Croft Harlow Essex CM20 1SR
Refused on 26 March 2026
Council decision: Refused Planning PermissionPlanning committee1 reason for refusal
Proposal
Change of use from existing use class C3 (Dwellinghouse) to C2 (Children's home)
- Received
- 9 December 2025
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Public comments
- 14
- Council
- Harlow District Council
- Ward
- Little Parndon West
- Agent
- Architect-4u Ltd
- ReceivedReceived9 Dec
- ValidatedValidated11 Dec
- Consult.Consultation1 Jan
- TargetTarget Date26 Mar
- DecidedDecided26 Mar
Decided in 105 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 241 Fold Croft Harlow Essex CM20 1SR. Harlow has handled 251 applications of this type. This one was decided in 107 days, 8 weeks longer than Harlow's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 11 applications across Little Parndon West. We hold 252 applications in total for the CM20 postcode area.
79% of full applications at Harlow District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Why it was refused
- The proposed change of use of the existing dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) into a children's care home (Use Class C2) would not facilitate a net gain in residential accommodation, or redevelopment at a higher density. It is therefore contrary to policy H4 (a) of the Harlow Local Development Plan, December 2020.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- CM20 1SR
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Medium
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 11 December 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 8 January 2026
- Consultation start
- 11 December 2025
- Consultation end
- 1 January 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 9 March 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 5 January 2026
- Last date for comments
- 8 January 2026
- Target decision date
- 26 March 2026
- Committee meeting
- 19 March 2026
- Permission expires
- 26 March 2029
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Architect-4u Ltd
- Architect profile
- ARCHITECT-4U LTD
- Agent address
- Unit 2 The Rutherford Centre Dunlop Road Ipswich IP2 OUG
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 105 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 18 December 2025
- Advertisement expiry
- 8 January 2026
- Site notice start
- 18 December 2025
- Site notice end
- 8 January 2026
Appeal history
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14550594
- Documents
- 29
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Article 4 direction: HMO - townwide
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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