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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746 approved · 153 refused · 10 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Approved25/00775/FUL

    Installation of lighting columns along with LED floodlighting to grass GAA pitch

    Glen Rovers FC Radlett Road Watford WD24 4LH

    Received 25 Aug 2025
  2. Approved25/00776/NONMAT

    Non material amendment pursuant to planning permission 24/00827/FULH for change in external surface materials from brick to polymer based render and canopy addition

    312 Cassiobury Drive Watford WD17 3AW

    Received 26 Aug 2025
  3. Approved25/00777/FULH

    Proposed replacement of two windows on the ground floor at the front of our house, in each case by insertion of a bespoke timber sliding sash window, commissioned to match each existing window

    29 Villiers Road Watford WD19 4AL

    Received 25 Aug 2025
  4. Approved25/00778/FULH

    Erection of single storey side and rear extension following demolition of garage. Installation of proposed outbuilding.

    9 Ridgehurst Avenue Watford WD25 7AZ

    Received 26 Aug 2025
  5. Approved25/00779/LDC

    Lawful Development Certificate for garage conversion into habitable room

    100A Church Road Watford WD17 4PU

    Received 26 Aug 2025
  6. Refused25/00780/LDC

    Lawful Development Certificate for the use of premises for Use Class B2, B8, E(g)(ii) or E(g)(iii) purposes.

    J W Creative Unit 4 To 5 Blueprint Park Imperial Way Watford WD24 4JP

    Received 26 Aug 2025
  7. Approval Not Required25/00782/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 3.0m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.73m

    18 Caractacus Green Watford WD18 6JU

    Received 28 Aug 2025
  8. Refused25/00783/FUL

    Retrospective application - cold store outbuilding perspex canopy and 5 no. refrigeration condensing units

    Original Vimco Foods 164 Whippendell Road Watford WD18 7NB

    Received 28 Aug 2025
  9. Approved25/00785/DISCON

    Details submitted for Condition 3 (Details and samples of materials), Condition 5 (Hard Landscaping), Condition 6 (Soft Landscaping) pursuant to planning application 24/00204/FUL.

    22 Windsor Road Watford WD24 7BG

    Received 29 Aug 2025
  10. Refused25/00786/FULH

    Proposed hip-to-gable roof extension and installation of rear-facing dormer.

    28 Kelmscott Crescent Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0NG

    Received 29 Aug 2025
  11. Refused25/00787/FULH

    Erection of a loft conversion and roof extension to semi-detached house.

    10 Berceau Walk Watford Hertfordshire WD17 3BL

    Received 29 Aug 2025
  12. Approved25/00788/FULH

    Erection of left and right rear infill extension, double storey glazed entrance hall, part ground floor rear extension, alterations to fenestration and front landscaping works.

    364 Hempstead Road Watford WD17 4NA

    Received 29 Aug 2025
  13. Approved25/00791/LDC

    Lawful Development Certificate for proposed ground floor side extension, internal alterations and other associated works

    10 Garston Lane Watford WD25 9QJ

    Received 1 Sept 2025
  14. Approved25/00792/FULH

    Installation of new windows and door to front elevation, 3no. 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 and roof lanterns to rear flat roofs (amended description).

    103 Parkside Drive Watford WD17 3AY

    Received 1 Sept 2025
  15. Approved25/00793/FULH

    Erection of out building to rear garden

    296 Hempstead Road Watford WD17 4LY

    Received 1 Sept 2025
  16. Approved25/00794/NONMAT

    Non - material amendment pursuant to planning permission 24/00640/FULH for approval of amended ground floor internal layout

    14 Francis Road Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0QE

    Received 1 Sept 2025
  17. Approved25/00795/TPO

    Works to trees under TPO 128. T1 - Lime - remove major dead and diseased wood. T2 - dead tree - tell as close to ground level as possible. 2x Ash - fell to ground level. T4 - mixed species - clear streetlamp by 1m. T5 - mixed species - clear streetlamp by 1m. G6 - mixed species - clear streetlamp by 1m. G7 - mixed species - clear streetlamp by 1m

    Woodside Leisure Park North Orbital Road Watford Hertfordshire

    Received 1 Sept 2025
  18. Approved25/00796/NONMAT

    Non - material amendment pursuant to planning permission 25/00482/FULH for a minor alteration to the approved dormer design. Specifically, the dormer window previously approved with a three-plane arrangement is now proposed to be simplified to a two-plane arrangement.

    115 Estcourt Road Watford WD17 2PY

    Received 1 Sept 2025
  19. Approved25/00797/DISCON

    Details submitted for Condition 3 (Pre-commencement Materials) pursuant to planning permission 25/00482/FULH

    115 Estcourt Road Watford WD17 2PY

    Received 1 Sept 2025
  20. Approved25/00798/FULH

    Erection of two storey side and rear extension

    17 Osborne Road Watford WD24 7BA

    Received 2 Sept 2025
  21. Approved25/00799/FUL

    Erection of roof/third floor extension to form one residential unit (1 x 2 bedroom), including external terrace and alterations to the existing building for new bicycle storage.

    Palace View 38 High Street Watford WD17 2BS

    Received 2 Sept 2025
  22. Unknown25/00800/GPLAN

    Details submitted for Biodiversity Gain Plan condition pursuant to planning permission 25/00579/FUL.

    Owls Bowls Club Horseshoe Lane Watford WD25 7HH

    Received 2 Sept 2025
  23. Approved25/00801/ADV

    Consent to cover an existing fascia sign externally non-illuminated front sign on existing frame, putting new non-illuminated logo side sign.

    Unit 2 Heather And Rose Health Ltd Faircross House 116 The Parade High Street Watford WD17 1BD

    Received 3 Sept 2025
  24. Approved25/00802/FUL

    Erection of a timber-framed gazebo with a translucent roof on the rear deck of the nursery (Amended drawings)

    80 Sheepcot Lane Watford WD25 0EA

    Received 3 Sept 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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