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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 dates1,027Searchable 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746 approved · 153 refused · 10 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026Planning 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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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
- Approved26/00029/LDC
Lawful Development Certificate for existing HMO since 2005 Sui Generis (Amended description)
294 St Albans Road Watford WD24 6PE
Received 13 Jan 2026 - Refused26/00031/FULH
Erection of single storey rear extension, double storey side extension and amendments to existing front porch
190 York Way Watford Hertfordshire WD25 9RX
Received 14 Jan 2026 - Approved26/00032/FULH
Upward extension to rear at first floor level
8 Upper Paddock Road Watford WD19 4DZ
Received 14 Jan 2026 - Approved26/00033/LDC
Lawful Development Certificate for a loft conversion to provide habitable accommodation including the construction of a rear dormer, Velux windows to the front elevation and alterations to the glazing at the rear elevation to the ground floor.
187 Briar Road Watford WD25 0HE
Received 14 Jan 2026 - Approved26/00034/ADV
Consent to display externally illuminated: 1x BYD logo1x BYD SERVICE logo 1x WATFORD logo 1x Totem
200 Rickmansworth Road Watford WD18 7JS
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Approved26/00035/LDC
Lawful Develpoment Certificate for single storey flat roof extension projecting 3m past rear wall of existing dwelling
73 Sheepcot Drive Watford WD25 0DZ
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Refused26/00036/FULH
Proposed loft conversion wih rear dormer five velux roof lights on front internal alternators and an increase in existing ridge height by 700mm.
17 Nascot Wood Road Watford WD17 4SE
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Refused26/00038/FUL
Proposed conversion of existing dwellinghouse into x2 flats
46 Middle Way Watford WD24 6HL
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Approved26/00039/FULH
Erection of Infill extension to ground floor and first floor rear extension over existing ground floor
43 Nascot Street Watford WD17 4YB
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Approved26/00040/VAR
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 23/00281/FULH to refer to alternative drawings showing a new simplified main roof form with a lower ridge height to that of previously approved, simplified gable roof to the rear projection, reduction of glazing to the rear elevation, removal of velux windows, replacement of dormer window to the front elevation with front projection, removal of skylight to ground floor rear projection, providing a simplified scheme to the previously approved
11 Parkside Drive Watford WD17 3AS
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Refused26/00041/NONMAT
Non-Material amendment to planning permission 24/00795/FUL for fenestration: substitute white aluminium for white PVCu frames and sills. Eaves: Introduce white facias and soffits. Brick detailing: Reposition 3 brick courses lower to remain visible under soffits. Rainwater goods: Substitute grey aluminium for black PVCu.
50 - 54 Balmoral Road Watford WD24 4EP
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Approved26/00042/FULH
Proposed new skylight and Bi-folding doors to existing ground floor rear kitchen area.
56 Villiers Road Watford WD19 4AJ
Received 20 Jan 2026 - Approved26/00043/DISCON
Details submitted for Condition 6 (Details of the design and materials of the bin and cycle stores) pursuant to planning application 24/01122/FUL.
Little Cassiobury Hempstead Road Watford
Received 20 Jan 2026 - Approved26/00044/FULH
Erection of a hip to gable roof enlargement including raising the roof ridge, erection of a rear dormer and three front roof lights, erection of front porch canopy, removal of the side and rear chimneys, increase to height of chimney on south east elevation, and rendering of side elevations, addition of brick slips to front and rear elevations. (Amended description)
64 The Ridgeway Watford WD17 4TL
Received 20 Jan 2026 - Refused26/00045/FULH
Demolition of existing rear conservatory and erection of part single, side and rear extension, hip to gable loft conversion including rear dormer x2 front rooflights
28 Leggatts Close Watford WD24 5NG
Received 20 Jan 2026 - Approved26/00046/FULH
Proposed hip to gable roof loft conversion including front and rear dormers and x 2 front roof lights and one rear roof light, fenestration changes, rear balcony, front porch, installation of air conditioning unit and widening of front driveway. (REVISED DESCRIPTION)
13 Cassiobury Drive Watford WD17 3AA
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Approved26/00047/DISCON
Details submitted for Condition 18.(external lighting) pursuant to planning permission 23/00626/FULM
Land To The North Of Thomas Sawyer Way Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0LZ
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Approved26/00048/DISCON
Details submitted for Condition 5.(surface water drainage) 6.(sustainable drainage) pursuant to planning permission 23/00626/FULM
Land To North Thomas Sawyer Way Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0LZ
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Approved26/00049/DISCON
Details submitted for Condition 3 (Materials) pursuant to planning permissions 22/00574/FUL and 24/00313/VAR
Pump House Theatre And Arts Trust Ltd Local Board Road Watford Hertfordshire WD17 2JP
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Refused26/00050/FUL
Retrospective permission relating to an external commercial flue, plus proposed installation of second additional flue
Gade House 46 The Parade High Street Watford WD17 1AY
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Approved26/00051/VAR
Variation of condition 2. (to extend the first floor over existing flat roof) of planning permission 23/00841/FUL and 25/00867/VAR (amended description)
61 Park Road Watford WD17 4QJ
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Approved26/00054/FULH
Erection of proposed double storey side extension and extension to porch
9 Greenbank Road Watford WD17 4JJ
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Approved26/00055/FUL
Change of use by converting one floodlit Tennis Court to one floodlit Padel Tennis Court
W H Sports Club Limited 8 Park Avenue Watford WD18 7HP
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Refused26/00056/FULH
Demolition of existing garage and erection of double storey side extention, front porch and dropped kerb
34 Stanbury Avenue Watford WD17 3HW
Received 26 Jan 2026
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What these statistics cover
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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