Policy information sourced from the Harlow Local Development Plan 2020-2033 PDF.

SIR2: Enhancing Key Gateway Locations.

The following gateway locations have been identified in the district:

  • 1. Routes to and from Junction 7a of the M11 along Gilden Way
  • 2. The A414 where it meets with Junction 7 of the M11
  • 3. River Stort Crossing where Fifth Avenue enters and exits the Harlow district boundary
  • 4. Eastern Stort Crossing which enters Templefields Employment Area at River Way
  • 5. The southern terminus of the Sustainable Transport Corridor where it first enters Harlow from development sites in Epping
  • 6. Cambridge Road where it enters Harlow from Hertfordshire to the east of the district
  • 7. Vehicular and pedestrian access points to the north of the Town Centre
  • 8. Vehicular and pedestrian access points at as you first enter the strategic employment sites.

The gateway locations above will be seamlessly integrated within the wider transport and Green Infrastructure network of Harlow and enhanced and improved through the use of:

  • (a) appropriate landscaping and boundary treatments;
  • (b) open spaces which continue the principles of Green Wedges and Green Fingers;
  • (c) public art and improved signage;
  • (d) improved pedestrian and cycle routes which are legible and connect with the existing network;
  • (e) security and safety measures which assist in providing pleasant and attractive routes.

For more information, please visit Harlow’s Local Plan here.