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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746 approved · 153 refused · 10 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Unknown26/00141/GPLAN

    Details submitted for Biodiversity Gain Plan condition pursuant to planning permission 25/01007/FUL

    859 St Albans Road Watford WD25 0LH

    Received 20 Feb 2026
  2. Refused26/00142/FULH

    Erection of single storey side extension, first floor side extension above existing garage and loft conversion with rear dormer and three front rooflights and associated internal reconfiguration

    50 The Avenue Watford WD17 4NX

    Received 20 Feb 2026
  3. Approved26/00143/FULH

    Installation of a dropped kerb and driveway

    3 Biddenham Court First Avenue Watford Hertfordshire WD25 9PT

    Received 20 Feb 2026
  4. Approved26/00144/DISCON

    Details submitted for Condition 8 (Verification Report) 10 and 14 (Remediation Strategy Contamination) pursuant to planning permission 23/00626/FULM

    Safestore UK Thomas Sawyer Way Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0LZ

    Received 20 Feb 2026
  5. Approval Not Required26/00147/HPD

    The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5.00m for which the maximum height would be 3.20m and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.00m

    93 Woodland Drive Watford WD17 3LA

    Received 23 Feb 2026
  6. Approved26/00148/FULH

    Erection of a single-story wrap-around extension and front porch

    9 Meadow Road Watford WD25 0HZ

    Received 23 Feb 2026
  7. Approved26/00149/FULH

    Erection of single storey rear extension, two storey side extension and replacement roof

    58 Sheepcot Lane Watford WD25 0DG

    Received 23 Feb 2026
  8. Refused26/00150/FUL

    Part retrospective application for the change of use of the first floor from office to three residential dwellings. Works include a loft conversion with rear dormers and balcony, the removal of external rear spiral staircase, car parking and cycle parking.

    71 - 73 Market Street Watford WD18 0PR

    Received 23 Feb 2026
  9. Approved26/00151/FULH

    Erection of a single storey rear and side extension.

    7 Sheepcot Drive Watford WD25 0DZ

    Received 24 Feb 2026
  10. Refused26/00152/FUL

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

    Original Vimco Foods 164 Whippendell Road Watford WD18 7NB

    Received 24 Feb 2026
  11. Approved26/00153/FULH

    Erection of two storey front extension

    39 Cassiobury Drive Watford WD17 3AA

    Received 24 Feb 2026
  12. Approved26/00154/FULH

    Erection of two storey rear and side extension and loft conversion with the rear and side dormer

    306 Cassiobury Drive Watford WD17 3AW

    Received 25 Feb 2026
  13. Refused26/00155/FULH

    Erection of 2 storey side extension and a porch with changes to fenstration on first floor facing Langley Road

    74 Langley Way Watford WD17 3FB

    Received 26 Feb 2026
  14. Approved26/00156/LDC

    Lawful development certificate for sui generis existing use of 7 bed property as HMO since 2003

    302 St Albans Road Watford WD24 6PE

    Received 26 Feb 2026
  15. Approved26/00158/FULH

    Erection of a ground and first floor rear extension, garage conversion, internal alterations with associated landscaping.

    38 Oxhey Road Watford WD19 4QQ

    Received 27 Feb 2026
  16. Approved26/00159/VAR

    Variation of condition 3 (hours of operation) of planning permission 18/00137/FUL

    30 Market Street Watford WD18 0PY

    Received 27 Feb 2026
  17. Approved26/00160/VAR

    Variation of condition 2 (approved drawings) to increase the depth of house, introduce bay windows to front and changes to the shape and position of the rear outbuilding. Variation of condition 9 (arboricultural assessment) to account for design changes pursuant to application 24/00977/FUL

    30 Cassiobury Drive Watford WD17 3AB

    Received 27 Feb 2026
  18. Approved26/00161/LDC

    Lawful development certificate for proposed hip to gable loft conversion including rear dormer and x3 front rooflights

    105 Langley Way Watford WD17 3ED

    Received 27 Feb 2026
  19. Approved26/00162/LDC

    Lawful Development Certificate for loft conversion with front roof light, rear dormer and hip to gable enlargement.

    48 Devon Road Watford Hertfordshire WD24 4HN

    Received 27 Feb 2026
  20. Approved26/00163/TPO

    Works to trees under TPO 138 - Fell to ground level and grind out stumps for the two trees - Lawson Cypress and Beech

    82 Langley Road Watford WD17 4PL

    Received 2 Mar 2026
  21. Approved26/00164/REM

    Application for approval of Reserved Matters for Condition 1 (Access) pursuant to outline planning permission 25/00220/OUT

    78 High Road Watford WD25 7LJ

    Received 2 Mar 2026
  22. Approved26/00165/NONMAT

    Non - material amendment pursuant to planning permission 21/00765/OUTM for amendment to condition 2 extended time period for submission of reserved matters.

    Watford General Hospital Vicarage Road Watford WD18 0HB

    Received 2 Mar 2026
  23. Approved26/00166/FUL

    Temporary permission for site compound to provide facilities and storage to facilitate works to Abbey View and Munden View towers

    Land Adjacent To The Meadows Watford

    Received 2 Mar 2026
  24. Approved26/00167/LDC

    Lawful development certificate for proposed installation of a new door and the replacement of an existing door

    Ground And Second Floor 29 - 35 High Street Watford WD17 2DJ

    Received 2 Mar 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.

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