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Watford Borough Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Watford Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
1,027Searchable applications
115Recorded as pending
83%Approval rate · 899 approved or refused records
153Refused applications

746 approved · 153 refused · 10 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 25 Sept 2024 to 25 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 28 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026
Planning information Planning and building controlContact planning Contact planning enforcementLocal plan Planning policy and local planPre-application advice Pre-application adviceConservation areas Conservation areas and listed buildingsArticle 4 directions Article 4 directions in Watford

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas10 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

  1. Approved25/00959/DISCON

    Details submitted for Condition 3.(external materials) pursuant to planning permission 25/00043/FUL Appeal Ref 3364487

    Land Rear Of 750 St Albans Road 750 St Albans Road Watford

    Received 28 Oct 2025
  2. Approved25/00961/DISCON

    Details submitted for Condition 7. (hard landscaping) pursuant to planning permission 24/00051/FUL

    134 Woodmere Avenue Watford Hertfordshire WD24 7LW

    Received 28 Oct 2025
  3. Approved25/00962/DISCON

    Details submitted for Condition 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7 and 4.8 pursuant to planning permission 24/01122/FUL and 24/01123/LBC

    Little Cassiobury Hempstead Road Watford

    Received 28 Oct 2025
  4. Approved25/00963/FUL

    Erection of a single storey rear extension to shop and new access stairs to first floor flat.

    Class Cut 1 Bushey Mill Lane Watford WD24 7QT

    Received 22 Oct 2025
  5. Approved25/00964/DISCON

    Details submitted for Condition 5. (tree method statement) pursuant to planning permission 25/00480/FULH

    1A Sonia Close Watford WD19 4PD

    Received 29 Oct 2025
  6. Approved25/00965/FULH

    Erection of single storey rear extension, side and wrap around extension involving demolition of existing garage

    73 Westlea Avenue Watford WD25 9DH

    Received 29 Oct 2025
  7. Approved25/00966/FUL

    Change of use to ground floor from social club to create an educational centre (Class F.1 - Learning and non-residentialinstitutions) with additional windows to main hall. (Amended description)

    The Regent Club 227 St Albans Road Watford WD24 5BH

    Received 29 Oct 2025
  8. Approved25/00967/FULH

    Construction of ground floor rear extension, replacement of windows and front door, repainting of the exterior and new dwarf front wall to garden

    10 Denmark Street Watford WD17 4RA

    Received 29 Oct 2025
  9. Approved25/00968/FULH

    Erection of first floor rear extension

    33 Maude Crescent Watford WD24 6DE

    Received 29 Oct 2025
  10. Approved25/00969/DISCON

    Details submitted for Condition 5 (Construction Management Plan) (Phase 2C.3) pursuant to planning permission 21/00765/OUTM, as amended by 24/00796/NONMAT.

    Watford General Hospital Vicarage Road Watford WD18 0HB

    Received 30 Oct 2025
  11. Refused25/00970/FULH

    Erection of a rear facing dormer loft conversion with two front roof slope skylights also a rear facing ground floor kitchen extension with 2 flat roof lanterns.

    3 Railway Terrace Watford Hertfordshire WD24 5FH

    Received 30 Oct 2025
  12. Approved25/00971/FULH

    Erection of single storey rear extension

    62 Wiggenhall Road Watford WD18 0AL

    Received 30 Oct 2025
  13. Approved25/00972/TPO

    Works to trees under TPO. 161 - G1 Beech Tree - Light canopy lift of up to 1 meter away from the roof line, 1 x Thuja tree, 2 x Sycamore tree's and 4 x Ash tree's.1 x Small Conifer tree (This is struggling under the beech tree). - Dismantle to ground level to prevent any future damage to the property due to the size. Excessive pruning has encouraged growth and continuation of this will cause damage to the property in the future

    10 Rufford Close Watford WD17 4UU

    Received 30 Oct 2025
  14. Approved25/00973/TPO5

    Works to tree/s in conservation area Cherry tree - 5 Day notice - Dismantle to ground level - This is causing damage to the protected barn and has to be removed for works to continue.

    The Villiers Arms 108 Villiers Road Watford WD19 4AJ

    Received 30 Oct 2025
  15. Approved25/00975/TPO

    Works to trees under Group TPO.83 - T1 Cedar fell to ground grind to stump 18 inches below ground level and remove surface roots, tree is causing structural damage to car parking bays resulting in trip hazard for vulnerbale residents

    Prince Michael Of Kent Court Stratford Road Watford WD17 4DH

    Received 31 Oct 2025
  16. Approved25/00976/TCA

    Works to various trees in conservation area (see proposed tree works schedule)

    St Andrews Court 63 Church Road Watford WD17 4HP

    Received 31 Oct 2025
  17. Approved25/00977/LBC

    Listed building consent for works to stabilise the lath and plaster ceiling of Room 14-GF-141 of the Watford Central Primary School (nationally listed)

    Central Primary School Stanley Road Watford WD17 2LX

    Received 3 Nov 2025
  18. Approved25/00978/FULH

    Erection of double storey rear extension

    31 Bellamy Close Watford Hertfordshire WD17 4RN

    Received 3 Nov 2025
  19. Approved25/00979/LDC

    Lawful development certificate for proposed hip to gable loft conversion including rear dormer, x2 front roof lights and small single storey side infill extension

    21 Swiss Avenue Watford WD18 7LL

    Received 3 Nov 2025
  20. Refused25/00980/FULH

    Erection of single storey rear extension

    46 Kingsfield Road Watford Hertfordshire WD19 4TR

    Received 3 Nov 2025
  21. Approved25/00983/GPDO

    The removal of 1no. 15m monopole supporting 3no antennas and replacement with 1no. 20m-high monopole with wraparound cabinet, 9no. antennas, installation of 1no. cabinet, plus ancillary development thereto

    Telephone Mast At Junction Of Pinner Road And Aldenham Road Watford

    Received 5 Nov 2025
  22. Approved25/00984/TCA

    Works to various trees in conservation area including removing overhang from neighbours garden at number 48

    50 Sotheron Road Watford WD17 2QA

    Received 5 Nov 2025
  23. Refused25/00985/FULH

    Erection of double storey front extension and new window to side elevation

    39 Cassiobury Drive Watford WD17 3AA

    Received 5 Nov 2025
  24. Approval Not Required25/00986/HPD

    The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.0m for which the maximum height would be 3.3m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.8m

    7 Princes Avenue Watford WD18 7RR

    Received 4 Nov 2025

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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Watford Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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