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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746 approved · 153 refused · 10 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Approved25/00905/LDC
Lawful Development Certificate for existing use - Single storey rear extension. (Retrospective)
499 Whippendell Road Watford WD18 7PN
Received 10 Oct 2025 - Approved25/00906/FULH
(Retrospective) erection of single storey rear extension
495 Whippendell Road Watford WD18 7PN
Received 10 Oct 2025 - Approved25/00907/FULH
(Retrospective) Erection of single storey rear extension
497 Whippendell Road Watford WD18 7PN
Received 10 Oct 2025 - Approved25/00908/COU
Change of use from 5 bedroom HMO (C4) to a residential children's home (C2) for up to three children and young people
39 Hatfield Road Watford Hertfordshire WD24 4DA
Received 10 Oct 2025 - Approved25/00909/FUL
External Alterations comprising the installation of 2no. air conditioning units and associated ducting works at the rear of the property at ground floor level
Poundland 77 - 79 High Street Watford WD17 2DJ
Received 13 Oct 2025 - Refused25/00910/FUL
The demolition of existing attached garage and construction of a pair of semi detached dwellings (with associated works including bin and bike store) on land adjacent to 79 Westlea Avenue and a rear extension (part single storey part two storey) and associated refurbishment at 79 Westlea Avenue
79 Westlea Avenue Watford WD25 9DH
Received 13 Oct 2025 - Approved25/00911/FULH
Erection of single-storey side extension with pitched roof and roof lights and associated internal modifications
7 Harford Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD17 3DQ
Received 13 Oct 2025 - Approved25/00912/LDC
Lawful Development Certificate for loft conversion with rear L-shaped dormer and front facing roof light
77 Shaftesbury Road Watford WD17 2RG
Received 13 Oct 2025 - Approval Not Required25/00913/HPD
The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.02m for which the maximum height would be 3.15m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.60m
77 Shaftesbury Road Watford WD17 2RG
Received 13 Oct 2025 - Approved25/00914/FULH
Erection of single storey rear, part side and first floor side extension with boiler hut
17 Tunnel Wood Road Watford Hertfordshire WD17 4SN
Received 13 Oct 2025 - Approved25/00915/LDC
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed hip to gable loft conversion with two front roof lights
35 Tudor Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD24 7NS
Received 13 Oct 2025 - Approved25/00917/FULH
Erection of ground floor rear extension and interior alterations
154 Woodland Drive Watford WD17 3DB
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Approved25/00918/FUL
Installation of like for like reinstatement of a mansard roof and internal repair and refurbishment works following substantial fire damage
37A Pinner Road Watford WD19 4EG
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Approved25/00920/TPO
Works to trees under grou TPO.284 - T1-T26 lift the trees to approx. 3 metres around the whole site as children are 'swinging & pulling' on the low branches (deemed a health and safety issue for the school)
Lanchester Community Free School Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3HD
Received 15 Oct 2025 - Approved25/00921/LBC
Listed building consent for: 1. Design updates as instructed by the client per the value engineering process. 2. New rooflights and roof lanterns to be provided owing to the poor structural integrity of the existing rooflights and its potential inability to receive the additional weight of double-glazed panes that would be required to improve thermal conditions in the building as part of the wider decarbonisation strategy. Proposed elevations have been updated to capture new rooflights as well as minor updates to MEPH visible on facades. 3. Design updates related to addition of trimming steel around proposed riser openings (revised description)
Watford Borough Council Town Hall Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3EX
Received 15 Oct 2025 - Approved25/00922/LBC
Listed Building consent for removal and replacement of heritage doorsets with fire rated doors, installation of fire curtains, fire-rated fanlights and fire separation measures (revised description)
Watford Borough Council Town Hall Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3EX
Received 15 Oct 2025 - Approved25/00923/LDC
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed loft conversion including full width rear dormer and 2 front rooflights
29 Cobb Green Watford WD25 7HZ
Received 16 Oct 2025 - Approved25/00924/FULH
Erection of single storey rear extension, front elevation enhancements and Internal alterations
10 Lingfield Way Watford WD17 4UW
Received 16 Oct 2025 - Approved25/00925/LDC
Lawful Development Certificate for loft conversion with rear balustrade balcony, side roof light, three front roof lights and solar panels. Installation of ground floor oriel window, door opening and interior alterations.
89 Durban Road West Watford WD18 7DS
Received 16 Oct 2025 - Approved25/00926/LDC
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed change of use from C3(a) single household to C3(b) not more than six residents living together as a single household where care is provided for residents (Amended description)
61 Garston Crescent Watford WD25 0LD
Received 16 Oct 2025 - Approved25/00927/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 4.00m and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.00m
22A Cedar Road Watford WD19 4QW
Received 16 Oct 2025 - Approval Not Required25/00928/HPD
The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.00m for which the maximum height would be 2.90m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.90m
76 Fourth Avenue Watford Hertfordshire WD25 9QQ
Received 16 Oct 2025 - Approved25/00929/LDC
Lawful Development Certificate for a hip to gable loft conversion with two front Velux roof lights and all materials to match existing.
27 Colne Avenue Watford Hertfordshire WD19 4JF
Received 17 Oct 2025 - Approved25/00930/FUL
Refurbishment of existing outhouse for storage. To include new external staircase to access first floor with screening/fence to side.
The Villiers Arms 108 Villiers Road Watford WD19 4AJ
Received 20 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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