Essex

Harlow planning data

1,128 planning applications from Harlow, available as JSON over REST or through the MCP server. 3 fields are populated on at least 90% of records.

1,128

Applications

Enforcement notices

204

Appeals

2002–2026

Date range

Field coverage

Measured across all 1,128 records. This is what is actually filled in, not what the council's portal offers — ask get_council_fields for the same numbers from an MCP client.

Reliable — 90% or more of records

Field	Populated	Coverage
`address`	1,128	100.0%
`description`	1,128	100.0%
`reference`	1,128	100.0%

Partial — use with care

Field	Populated	Coverage
`ward`	970	86.0%
`postcode`	877	77.7%
`application_type`	431	38.2%
`received_date`	429	38.0%
`alternative_reference`	393	34.8%
`applicant_name`	372	33.0%
`case_officer`	368	32.6%
`officer_id`	368	32.6%
`decision_date`	345	30.6%
`agent_email`	337	29.9%
`agent_id`	337	29.9%
`agent_name`	337	29.9%
`decision`	332	29.4%
`decision_normalized`	328	29.1%
`agent_company`	320	28.4%
`standard_type`	217	19.2%
`decision_level`	208	18.4%
`agent_phone`	197	17.5%

Rarely or never published

Field	Populated	Coverage
`property_id`	11	1.0%
`status`	8	0.7%
`status_normalized`	8	0.7%
`appeal_decision`	0	0.0%
`appeal_decision_normalized`	0	0.0%
`development_type`	0	0.0%
`easting`	0	0.0%
`northing`	0	0.0%
`officer_recommendation`	0	0.0%

Query it

curl -H "X-Api-Key: $KEY" \
  "https://ukplanningapi.co.uk/v1/applications?council_id=281&limit=5"

Council id for Harlow is 281. Full endpoint reference →

Get a key for Harlow data

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