DIRECTION UNDER THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (GENERAL PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT) (ENGLAND) ORDER 2015

NOTICE OF Modification of the Article 4 direction made by Harlow Council on 13th October 2021 in relation to development consisting of Class MA change of use from commercial, business and service (Class E) use to residential (Class C3) for certain sites within that area known as Town Centre, Harlow, Essex

The Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 13 of Schedule 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, makes the following direction:

Interpretation 1. In this Direction-
" General Permitted Development Order" means the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended); and
"Article 4 direction" means the Direction made by Harlow Council under Article 4 of the General Permitted Development Order on 13 October 2021 for certain sites within that area of land known as Town Centre, Harlow, Essex, in respect of development consisting of a change of use of a building and any land within its curtilage from a use falling within Class E (commercial, business and service) of Schedule 3 to the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 to a use falling within Class C3 (dwellinghouses) of Schedule 1 of that Order, namely development which is permitted by Class MA as inserted into Part 3 of Schedule 2 to the General Permitted Development Order.

Direction 2. The Secretary of State hereby directs that the Article 4 direction is modified as follows

3. Instead of the Article 4 direction applying to land described in the Second Schedule of that direction, comprising selected sites in Harlow Town Centre, it shall only apply to the land specified in this Direction.

4. The specified land is: 1. 13-26 Wych Elm; 2. Aylmer House;

3. 2 East Gate; 4. Westgate House; 5. 4-26 Broad Walk (evens); 6. 30-34 Broad Walk (evens); 7. 1-35 Broad Walk (odds); 8. 1-5 Harvey Centre Approach; 9. Essex County Council, Water Gardens Offices; 10. 1-5b Civic Walk; 11. Harlow Civic Centre; 12. 1-16 The Water Gardens; 13. Beaufort House

5. For the avoidance of doubt, this Article 4 Direction does not apply to any land outside the red line boundary on the plan.

Entry into force 6. This Direction comes into force in accordance with paragraph 18 of Schedule 3 of the General Permitted Development Order.

Signed for and on behalf of the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
On: 18 October 2022
Joanna Averley, Chief Planner

A copy of the Article 4 Direction and the plan showing the extent of the land affected can be inspected between 09:30 and 16:30 Monday I-1 M f^\A/ to Friday at Civic Centre The Water Gardens Harlow Essex CM20 1WG.
The Article 4 Direction and maps can also be viewed online at