®Planning appeal decision
42 Potter Street, Harlow, CM17 9AQ
Planning appeal 6007590 at 42 Potter Street, Harlow, CM17 9AQ (Harlow) was allowed on 29 September 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is a suitable location for the development, with regard to development plan policy.
Change of use of an existing residential annex to a mixed use as an annex and short-term holiday let, to allow occupation as an annex for six months of the year and use as visitor accommodation for the remainder
- Authority
- Harlow
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- leisure-sport
- Postcode
- CM17 9AQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is a suitable location for the development, with regard to development plan policy
What decided it
The minor degree of conflict with Policy H7, when weighed against the benefits of bringing an underused building into use and the absence of harm to listed building significance, justified allowing the appeal.
the minor conflict with Policy H7 was outweighed by the benefits of bringing an underused building into use, limited economic benefits to the visitor economy, and the absence of harm to listed building significance
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy H7Policy ED4Policy HE4Policy HE6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Policy HE4Policy HE6
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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