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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746 approved · 153 refused · 10 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Refused25/00854/FULH
Erection of part single storey part two storey rear extension, conversion of garage and two storey side extension and first floor side extension - amended plans
11 Parkside Drive Watford WD17 3AS
Received 19 Sept 2025 - Approved25/00855/LDC
Lawful development certificate for proposed hip to gable loft conversion including rear dormer and x3 front rooflights
63 Oakdene Road Watford WD24 6RN
Received 19 Sept 2025 - Approved25/00857/FULH
Erection of single storey side and rear extension and garage conversion with front window to replace garage door
39 Chapel Close Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7AR
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Refused25/00858/FULH
Erection of a two storey side extension, single storey rear extension and loft conversion with rear dormer and two front roof lights, following demolition of garage
2 Gisburne Way Watford Hertfordshire WD24 5BF
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Approved25/00859/HPD
The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.65m for which the maximum height would be 2.92m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.62m
31 The Gossamers Watford WD25 9AW
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Withdrawn25/00860/FUL
Full planning permission in perpetuity is sought in relation to an existing vehicle crossover constructed in accordance with temporary consent reference 22/01427/FUL
Car Park On The Junction Of The Turnstones And The Gossamers The Turnstones Watford
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Approved25/00861/TPO
Works to trees under TPO.No.60 T1 Holly - T2 - Sever and remove Ivy to 1.5m above ground level, T9 Cedar of Lebanon - T6 - Carry out crown clean and removal of major deadwood, T15 Cedar of Lebanon - T13 - Carry out crown clean and removal of major deadwood. Reduce away from property by 2m. Reduce back to appropriate growth points.
Brunswick Nursing Home 62 Stratford Road Watford WD17 4JB
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Approved25/00862/FULH
Erection of double and single storey side and rear extension and loft conversion with hip-to-gabke, rear dormer and three front rooflights.
512 St Albans Road Watford WD24 6QU
Received 18 Sept 2025 - Refused25/00863/HPD
The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 8m for which the maximum height would be 3m and for which the height of the eaves would be 3m
8 Bellmount Wood Avenue Watford Hertfordshire WD17 3BW
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Unknown25/00864/GPLAN
Details submitted for Biodiversity Gain Plan condition pursuant to planning permission 24/00727/FUL
The Old Station House 147A St Albans Road Watford WD24 5BB
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Approved25/00865/FULH
Erection of front porch extension and lean-to roof carried fully across the front bay and width of the property
29 Cobb Green Watford WD25 7HZ
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Withdrawn25/00866/FULH
Erection of first floor rear and side extensions with the side extension not extending beyond the existing width of the building. First floor side and rear extension with the side extension set back 1 meter at the front and first floor rear extension set on side opposite to the neighbouring attached property
3 Coningesby Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD17 3BD
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Approved25/00867/VAR
Variation of Condition 2 of planning permission 23/00841/FUL to extend the upper floor over existing flat roof to provide two further bedrooms.
61 Park Road Watford WD17 4QJ
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Approved25/00868/DISCON
Details submitted for Condition 3.(drainage strategy) pursuant to planning permission 22/00215/FULM and 24/00605/VARM
The Orient Centre Greycaine Road Watford WD24 7GP
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Refused25/00870/FULH
Conversion of loft space to provide habitable accommodation, installation of two rear dormer windows and velux windows to the front elevation.
2 Nascot Street Watford WD17 4RB
Received 24 Sept 2025 - Approved25/00871/TPO5
Works to fell dangerous tree -Walnut under TPO.277 in rear garden very near the house due to root rot and tree leaning
Flat 4 52 Rickmansworth Road Watford WD18 7HT
Received 24 Sept 2025 - Approved25/00872/COU
Change of use from B8 to Use Class E(g)(i) and E(g)(ii) for laboratory and office space
Unit C Holly Industrial Park Ryan Way Watford WD24 4YP
Received 25 Sept 2025 - Approved25/00873/LDC
Lawful Development Certificate for an existing hip to gable loft conversion, rear dormer and front velux roof light.
132 Westfield Avenue Watford Hertfordshire WD24 7HE
Received 25 Sept 2025 - Approved25/00874/LDC
Lawful Development Certificate to confirm that planning permission 21/01239/FUL dated 22nd September 2022 has been lawfully implemented and that it is lawful to complete the outstanding works
Watford General Hospital Vicarage Road Watford WD18 0HB
Received 26 Sept 2025 - Approval Not Required25/00875/HPD
The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.5m for which the maximum height would be 3.65m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.60m
16 Charlock Way Watford Hertfordshire WD18 6JZ
Received 26 Sept 2025 - Approved25/00876/FULH
Erection of first floor side extension
1 Sycamore Close Watford WD25 0DF
Received 29 Sept 2025 - Approved25/00877/LDC
Lawful development certificate for proposed use of property kitchen for small scale chocolate production
8 Premier Place Watford Hertfordshire WD18 7PB
Received 29 Sept 2025 - Approved25/00878/FUL
Installation of new restaurant kitchen extractor system on the flat roof with a flue discharge duct at rear wall of building, and associated internal changes for the new restaurant
48-50 Market Street Watford WD18 0PY
Received 29 Sept 2025 - Approved25/00879/FULH
Erection of single storey rear extension, including conversion of existing garage into habitable space. Convertion roof space into habitable space with insertion of dormer windows to the back and two roof lights on the front and each side
25 Meadowbank Watford WD19 4NP
Received 29 Sept 2025
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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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