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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746 approved · 153 refused · 10 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Approved26/00249/DISCON

    Details submitted for Condition 11. (construction traffic management plan) pursuant to planning permission 24/00538/VARM

    Land To The North Of Thomas Sawyer Way Watford Hertfordshire

    Received 23 Mar 2026
  2. Approved26/00250/FULH

    Removal of existing rear elevation wooden framed ground floor window for proposed smaller UPVC window

    40 Denmark Street Watford WD17 4RA

    Received 23 Mar 2026
  3. Approved26/00251/NONMAT

    Non - material amendment pursuant to planning permission 23/01120/FUL for addition of 2 front porch extentions and two first floor rear bay window projections

    Land Adjacent To 58 Radlett Road Watford WD24 4LL

    Received 20 Mar 2026
  4. Approved26/00252/LDC

    Lawful Development Certificate for the use of the site for office and storage purposes as an independent planning unit with the siting of three containers, a portable toilet and a refuse/recycle bin (the eastern most container used as an office and the other two for storage purposes) (Retrospective)

    Land Rear Of Chandlers Court 14 Nascot Road Watford WD17 4YE

    Received 24 Mar 2026
  5. Approved26/00253/FULH

    Existing outbuilding (Retrospective) - additional plans received

    88 Radlett Road Watford WD24 4LL

    Received 24 Mar 2026
  6. Approved26/00255/FULH

    Erection of single storey rear extension

    302 Whippendell Road Watford WD18 7PD

    Received 18 Mar 2026
  7. Approved26/00256/FULH

    Erection of a single storey ground floor extension in brick with flat roof above. Conversion of the garage into a habitable room with pitched roof above. New roof design and rear dormer. Proposal to raise the ridge by 420mm. AMENDED DESCRIPTION

    52A Gade Avenue Watford Hertfordshire WD18 7LG

    Received 25 Mar 2026
  8. Approved26/00257/TPO

    Works to trees under TPO 225 T1 - Horse Chestnut tree - reduce by 2-3 metres, to previous pruning points.

    24 Devereux Drive Watford WD17 3DE

    Received 25 Mar 2026
  9. Approved26/00258/LDC

    Lawful Development Certficiate for proposed single storey rear extension

    65 Kings Avenue Watford Hertfordshire WD18 7SB

    Received 25 Mar 2026
  10. Approved26/00259/FULH

    Installation of a domestic air-conditioning system to an existing dwelling, comprising six internal wall-mounted units connected to two external condenser units located externally. Unit 1- MHI FDC100VNP-W 10kW O/D R32 1ph. Outdoor unit (living and kitchen)Unit 2- MHI SCM125ZM-S Multi Outdoor 12.5kW. R410 Outdoor unit 12.5 kw. The works include installation of associated pipework, electrical connections, and minor penetrations through external walls for services (RETROSPECTIVE)

    40 Devereux Drive Watford WD17 3DE

    Received 26 Mar 2026
  11. Unknown26/00260/GPLAN

    Details submitted for Biodiversity Gain Plan condition pursuant to planning permission 24/01122/FUL

    Little Cassiobury Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3EY

    Received 24 Mar 2026
  12. Refused26/00261/HPD

    The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.00m for which the maximum height would be 3.20m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.40m

    38 Cassiobridge Road Watford WD18 7QL

    Received 27 Mar 2026
  13. Approved26/00262/FUL

    Temporary erection of a new modular building to increase capacity by x2 additional rooms and relocation of existing temporary cabin to the north east of the site to provide ongoing community services

    The Wellspring Church Centre 1 Wellspring Way Watford WD17 2AH

    Received 27 Mar 2026
  14. Approved26/00263/FULH

    Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension

    26 Diamond Road Watford Hertfordshire WD24 5EW

    Received 27 Mar 2026
  15. Refused26/00264/FULH

    Erection of a single story side and rear extension. Convert the loft space into a habitable space with the erection of a dormer and insertion of 2 front roof windows and 1 roof light.

    71 Princes Avenue Watford WD18 7RR

    Received 27 Mar 2026
  16. Refused26/00265/LDC

    Lawful development certificate for proposed hip to gable loft conversion including rear dormer

    10 Berceau Walk Watford Hertfordshire WD17 3BL

    Received 27 Mar 2026
  17. Approved26/00266/FULH

    Erection of a single storey rear extension.

    55 Tudor Walk Watford Hertfordshire WD24 7NY

    Received 27 Mar 2026
  18. Approval Not Required26/00267/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 3.30m and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.00m

    64 Beechwood Rise Watford Hertfordshire WD24 6SG

    Received 30 Mar 2026
  19. Approved26/00268/FULH

    Erection of a single storey rear and side extension, front porch and associated alterations

    19 Rother Close Watford WD25 0DW

    Received 30 Mar 2026
  20. Approved26/00270/FULH

    Erection of a ground floor rear extension.

    9 Norbury Avenue Watford WD24 4PL

    Received 31 Mar 2026
  21. Approved26/00271/LDC

    Lawful Development Certificate for hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and 2 front roof lights

    178 Balmoral Road Watford WD24 4EY

    Received 31 Mar 2026
  22. Approved26/00272/DISCON

    Details submitted for Condition 10. (External Lighting) 11. (Noise impact assessment external plant machinery) pursuant to planning permission 24/01180/FUL

    Land At Morrisons Car Park Ascot Road Watford WD18 8AA

    Received 31 Mar 2026
  23. Approved26/00273/TPO

    Works to tree/s under TPO.121 Oak- remove dead hanging branch

    121 Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3HF

    Received 30 Mar 2026
  24. Approved26/00277/FULH

    Installation of a loft conversion to provide habitable accommodation with two rear dormer windows

    2 Nascot Street Watford WD17 4RB

    Received 1 Apr 2026

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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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