Several major planning applications have been submitted to Harlow Council, and are available for residents to view, reports Liberal Democrat planning spokesman Cllr Eleanor Macy. The first three are all part of the council's plans for improving the town park, and have been submitted by Groundwork Hertfordshire, with whom the council is working in partnership.

War memorial
The first (HW/PL/08/00003) is a proposal to lift the war memorial at Netteswell Cross, rotate it 90 degrees to face south, move it slightly to the south and reset it on new foundations, with a two-metre high steel railing around the back of the memorial. The existing paving, surroundings and grass would be replaced with new paving with level access with a new plinth for the Burma Star Memorial nearby.

Greyhound car park
Meanwhile there's a separate application (HW/PL/08/00015) to extend the Greyhound car park near the war memorial.

Skate park at Spurriers
Finally for the town park, there's an application (HW/PL/08/HW/PL/08/00013) to redevelop the temporary skate park facility at Spurriers - raising the ground north of the terrace, removing the skate park hard standing and walls, putting in a new curved ramp and retaining wall, and putting in a new rose garden, paths, seats and litter bins.

Clifton Hatch
And in Harlow Common, there's an application (HW/PL/08/00008) for four houses, thirty-three flats and two retail units, as part of the redevelopment of the hatch on which the council has been working with residents for some time.

As usual, all these applications are available for public inspection from Monday to Friday 09:00 to 17:00 at the Civic Centre.