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Caretakers House St James School Paringdon Road Harlow Essex CM18 7RH

HW/FUL/26/00188Full ApplicationPending Decision
Full

Proposal

Extension and change of use of schoolhouse from use class C3 (Dwelling) to use class E(f) (Childrens Day Nursery)

Received
13 May 2026
Target decision date
17 June 2026
Ward
Stewards
Site boundary (council red line)
  1. Received13 May
  2. Validated13 May
  3. Consult.8 Jun
  4. Target17 Jun
  5. Decided
7 weeks typical decision time in Harlow79% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Caretakers House St James School Paringdon Road Harlow Essex CM18 7RH. Harlow has handled 245 applications of this type and approves 81% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. It was submitted on 13 May 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 3 applications across Stewards. We hold 119 applications in total for the CM18 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
HW/FUL/26/00188
Address
Caretakers House St James School Paringdon Road Harlow Essex CM18 7RH
Postcode
CM18 7RH
Local Authority
Harlow
Application Type
Full Application
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Undecided
Ward
Stewards

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Domus DC Ltd
Agent Address
Unit 1 Nursery Lane Haywards Heath West Sussex RH10 1TG

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
7 May 2026
Consultation Expiry
18 June 2026
Target Decision Date
17 June 2026
Date Validated
13 May 2026
Date Submitted
13 May 2026
Consultation Start
18 May 2026
Consultation End
8 June 2026
Neighbour Consultation Start
19 May 2026
Neighbour Consultation End
9 June 2026
Last Date for Comments
18 June 2026

Planning Decision

Statutory Period
35 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
28 May 2026
Advertisement Expiry
18 June 2026
Site Notice Start
20 May 2026
Site Notice End
10 June 2026

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14917749
Comments
0
Documents
10
Coordinates
51.747400, 0.094194
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Harlow

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    11 Sep

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) of…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsHW/CND/26/00368
  2. 2026
    13 May

    Extension and change of use of schoolhouse from use class C3 (Dwelling) to use class E(f) (Childrens Day…

    This applicationPendingFullHW/FUL/26/00188

Planning 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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 2026-10-09. 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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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