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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746 approved · 153 refused · 10 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Approved26/00058/FULH
Proposed new windows and door to front elevation, 3x new roof lights to front roof and velux balcony to rear elevation to form a habitable room. Erection of pitched roofs to single storey side extensions, raise rear single storey flat roofs, and erect 6x new roof lanterns (Amended version of a previously approved application reference 25/00792/FULH) (Amended description)
103 Parkside Drive Watford WD17 3AY
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Approved26/00059/FUL
Change of Use from Nightclub (Sui Generis) to Gym (Use Class E(d)
127 The Parade High Street Watford WD17 1NA
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Approval Not Required26/00060/HPD
The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.00m for which the maximum height would be 3.00m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.85m
96 Rushton Avenue Watford WD25 0AR
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Approved26/00061/FULH
Erection of single storey rear and side extension
35 Water Lane Watford Hertfordshire WD17 2NJ
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Approved26/00063/COU
Retrospective - proposed residential conversion of original single dwelling into a 10 person HMO
152 Hagden Lane Watford WD18 7UH
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Pending consideration26/00064/FUL
Proposed change of use of the existing basement storage area (Use Class B8) to a commercial kitchen for Indian and Sri Lankan hot food takeaway (Sui Generis) , installation of ventilation equipment and associated internal alterations
Unit 1 Gade House 46 The Parade High Street Watford WD17 1AY
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Approved26/00065/LDC
Lawful development certificate for proposed hip to gable loft conversion, including rear dormer and x3 front roof lights
6 Ridgehurst Avenue Watford WD25 7AY
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Refused26/00066/FULH
Proposed loft conversion including rear dormer
2 Nascot Street Watford WD17 4RB
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Approved26/00068/FUL
Erection of new 1 x 3 bedroom new dwelling
Land Adjacent To 40 Hudson Close Watford Hertfordshire WD24 5LN
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Approved26/00069/LDC
Lawful Development Certificate for rear/return dormer and 2 velux rooflights to front elevation
65 Princes Avenue Watford WD18 7RR
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Approved26/00070/DISCON
Details submitted for Condition 4 (construction method statement) pursuant to planning permission 25/00727/ADV
The Centre Management Suite Intu Watford 201 The Harlequin Watford WD17 2UB
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Approved26/00071/FULH
Removal of existing single storey rear extension and erection of a part ground and first floor extension and conversion of garage into habitable accommodation
63 Garston Crescent Watford WD25 0LD
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Approved26/00072/FUL
External alterations to the front access to the building, replacement of glazing, reconfiguration of the car park, roof maintenance and recoating and associated works
Cae House 9 Colonial Way Watford WD24 4PT
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Approved26/00073/LDC
Change of use from a single dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a House of Multiple Occupation (Class C4) 6 bed; loft conversion with the erection of two dormers; erection of single storey rear extension
15 Whippendell Road Watford WD18 7LY
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Approved26/00075/TPO
Works to trees under group TPO.No. 14, T1 Scots Pine, T3 Hornbeam, T4 Oak, T5 Scots Pine (see schedule of works)
British Union Conference Stanborough Park Watford Hertfordshire WD25 9JZ
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Refused26/00076/FUL
Conversion of rear part of shop and basement to a one bedroom flat with a light-well to the front and new windows to the side.
84 Whippendell Road Watford WD18 7LR
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Approved26/00077/NONMAT
Non-material amendment to planning permission 24/01103/FULM for roof level enclosure screen increased. Windows confirmed change to UPVC. Cladding format changed from four to two panel. Lourved door changed to solid door. Substation doors and panels amended as per Power On. Aluminium windows as per the original consent. Lightening Protection required, comprising slim rods at roof level.
Land To The South Of Multi Storey Car Park Shrodells Road Watford Hertfordshire
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Approved26/00078/FULH
Erection of front porch
12 Cedar Road Watford WD19 4QW
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Refused26/00079/FULH
Erection of front porch
10 Schreiber Grange Watford WD17 4DY
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Approved26/00080/FUL
Roof extensions and internal alterations to allow for additional HMO bedrooms with cycle storage REVISED PLANS
York House 26 - 30 Rickmansworth Road Watford WD18 7HT
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Withdrawn26/00081/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension, a rear dormer and 3 front roof lights, conversion of the garage to provide a habitable room involving external alterations and change of use at ground floor to provide a 3-bed flat
33 Marlborough Road Watford WD18 0QD
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Refused26/00082/FULM
Demolition of existing commercial building, car parking area and hardstanding, and erection of two buildings, one of up to 12 storeys on the Clarendon Road frontage (comprising two floors of commercial floorspace within Use Class E(g)(i) at ground and first floors, with C3 residential apartments on upper floors) and the second comprising a tower of up to 25 storeys and a linked building of up to 8 storeys, both positioned to the rear of the site and proposed for C3 residential use, together with car and cycle parking, refuse storage, plant/utilities infrastructure and associated landscaping and infrastructure.
41 - 43 Clarendon Road Watford WD17 1TB
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Approved26/00083/TPO
Works to Trees under TPO's: T1 Lime, T2 Lime, T3 Lime, T4 Plane, T5 Plane, T6 Sycamore, T7 Lime, T8 Sycamore, T9 Lime. Crowning and trimming branches coming over fence
49 - 53 Queens Road Watford WD17 2QN
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Approved26/00084/LDC
Lawful Development Certificate for hip to gable end loft conversion with rear dormer and three front roof lights
114 Cassiobury Park Avenue Watford WD18 7LF
Received 5 Feb 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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