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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746 approved · 153 refused · 10 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Approved25/00881/LBC
Listed Building consent for Internal redecoration and minor renovations
73 - 75 High Street Watford WD17 2DS
Received 30 Sept 2025 - Approved25/00882/FULH
Rear garden outbuilding annex for use as self contained living accommodation
20 Eastfield Avenue Watford Hertfordshire WD24 4HG
Received 30 Sept 2025 - Approved25/00883/TPO5
5 day Notice works to dangerous trees under TPO.No. 112 T99- sycamore - fell- it is in decline and has damaged roots from previous excavation works. T100- ash- fell- it has ash dieback. T101- Norway maple - dead. T102- pine - fell - damaged roots from previous excavations and is in decline. T103 - beech- fell - dead. T104 - ash - fell- ash dieback.
Watford Grammar School For Boys Rickmansworth Road Watford WD18 7JF
Received 30 Sept 2025 - Approval Not Required25/00884/HPD
The erection of a two single storey rear extensions which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.0m and 5.7m for which the maximum height woud be 3.5m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.9m
71 Whippendell Road Watford WD18 7LY
Received 26 Sept 2025 - Approved25/00885/FULH
Proposed replacement of timber framed ground floor bay windows, first floor front window and rear windows.
31 Lower Paddock Road Watford WD19 4DU
Received 1 Oct 2025 - Approved25/00886/LDC
Lawful Development Certificate existing use as a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) in use class C4, a dwellinghouse for between 3 and 6 unrelated individuals.
14 Francis Road Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0QE
Received 2 Oct 2025 - Approved25/00887/LDC
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed erection of a rear garden outbuilding
13 Langley Way Watford WD17 3EJ
Received 2 Oct 2025 - Approved25/00888/DISCON
Details submitted for Condition 15 (verification report) pursuant to planning permission 23/01052/VARM - revised description
94-98 St Albans Road And 114 St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AD
Received 3 Oct 2025 - Approved25/00889/LDC
Lawful Development Certificate for front porch 3 square meters
1 Meadow Road Watford WD25 0HZ
Received 3 Oct 2025 - Approved25/00890/LDC
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed rear dormer loft conversion with two front roof lights
165 Briar Road Watford WD25 0HL
Received 3 Oct 2025 - Approved25/00891/REM
Application for approval of Reserved Matters for Condition 1 (Landscaping Management Plan) pursuant to outline planning permission 25/00220/OUT.
78 High Road Watford WD25 7LJ
Received 6 Oct 2025 - Approved25/00892/DISCON
Details submitted for Condition 5 (materials) pursuant to planning permission 25/00220/OUT
78 High Road Watford WD25 7LJ
Received 6 Oct 2025 - Approved25/00893/TPO
Works to trees under TPO143 - Cedar Tree to Reduce Back to previous pruning points of 2m
St Thomas United Reformed Church 68 Langley Road Watford WD17 4PN
Received 6 Oct 2025 - Approved25/00894/NONMAT
Non - material amendment pursuant to planning permission 25/00416/FUL for installation of external ramp, steps, automatic door and intercom post, together with minor alterations to car park - minor alterations to ramp
Egale Two 78 St Albans Road Watford WD17 1RP
Received 7 Oct 2025 - Approved25/00895/FUL
Proposal includes enhanced perimeter fencing. New automatic folding gates to replace the automatic rising arm barriers and swing open gates.Installation of new stainless steel anti ram bollards back of pavement along Imperial Park.
Energis Communications Ltd 5 - 6 Imperial Park Imperial Way Watford WD24 4PP
Received 8 Oct 2025 - Approved25/00896/ADV
Consent to display externally illuminated fascia signs: 4 fasica panels, to include 2 illuminated fasica panels, and 2 blanking fasica panels.Installation of 2 illuminated projecting signs plus installaion of a vinyl on side elevation
3 Clarendon Road Watford WD17 1LB
Received 8 Oct 2025 - Approved25/00897/TPO
Works to trees under TPO T1 Yew 12m height reduce laterals by 2-2.5m and crown lift to 3m (giving clearance from outhouse/shed)
5 - 20 Mulberry Close Watford WD17 4UZ
Received 8 Oct 2025 - Approved25/00898/TPO
Works to trees under TPO 184: T1 purple beech rear garden central. Goals: Remove disease dead wood, reduce size of crown height, reduce spread of crown all cardinal points, reduce density, Provide of clearance. Specifications: remove dead branches as needed, entire canopy, reduce live branches as needed, reduce height by 2.5m, reduce all live, interfering, over-extended branches, 3-4 metres length reduction, growing toward both neighbours gardens and 50 Rickmansworth Road, Remove 20 percent of live, diseased, rubbing branches, entire canopy, remove live, interfering branches as needed, lift lower canopy up to 8-9M from ground. Species Location. T2 Eucalyptus rear garden, Goals: begin the annual pollarding process down to a height of 5-6m. Specifications: remove all live branches, entire canopy.
50 Rickmansworth Road Watford WD18 7HT
Received 8 Oct 2025 - Approved25/00899/FUL
Installation of childrens nursery playground
Acer Point Ascot Road Watford
Received 9 Oct 2025 - Approved25/00900/TCA
Works to trees in a Conservation area - (T1) Large Ash with dieback - pollard at approx. 9 metres high.
20 Watford Heath Watford WD19 4EU
Received 9 Oct 2025 - Approved25/00901/DISCON
Details submitted for Condition 4 (Energy Statement) pursuant to planning permission 24/00204/FUL
22 Windsor Road Watford WD24 7BG
Received 9 Oct 2025 - Approval Not Required25/00902/HPD
The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.0m for which the maximum height would be 3.0m and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.0m
64 Codicote Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD25 9QY
Received 10 Oct 2025 - Approved25/00903/LDC
Lawful Development Certificate for retrospective application for existing rear dormer with two front roof lights
497 Whippendell Road Watford WD18 7PN
Received 10 Oct 2025 - Approved25/00904/LDC
(Retrospective) Lawful Development Certificate rear dormer with two front roof lights
495 Whippendell Road Watford WD18 7PN
Received 10 Oct 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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