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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746 approved · 153 refused · 10 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Approved26/00333/DISCON
Details submitted for Condition 23 (partial discharge phase 1 Surface Water Drainage) pursuant to planning permission 23/01023/VARM
Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden Warner Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7LP
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Approved26/00334/DISCON
Details submitted for Condition 18.(site drainage) and 20.(SuDS management and maintenance residential section) pursuant to planning permission 25/00817/VAR
29 - 43 Sydney Road Watford WD18 7PZ
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Approved26/00335/TCA
Works to trees in conservation area due to structural issues - Plumb and mixed shrubs, Holly and Magnolia, Mixed Ivy covered group, Laurel, Holly and Lilac (see tree works schedule)
Flats 1-4 59 Chalk Hill Watford WD19 4DA
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Approval Not Required26/00336/HPD
The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6m for which the maximum height would be 3.40m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.70m
62 Hazel Tree Road Watford Hertfordshire WD24 6RQ
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Refused26/00337/FULH
Erection of single storey front, rear and double storey side extensions and new driveway
24 Kingswood Road Watford Hertfordshire WD25 0EE
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Approved26/00338/FULH
Erection of single storey rear extension
45 Chilcott Road Watford Hertfordshire WD24 5LF
Received 1 May 2026 - Approved26/00339/ADV
Application for advertisement consent to display 6 x non-illuminated signage on the shopfront windows
125-127 The Parade High Street Watford WD17 1NA
Received 1 May 2026 - Approved26/00340/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 3.00m and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.00m
1 Sixth Avenue Watford WD25 9QA
Received 1 May 2026 - Approved26/00341/FULH
Erection of two storey, part single storey rear extension.
9 Sheepcot Drive Watford WD25 0DZ
Received 1 May 2026 - Approved26/00342/FULH
Erection of single story wrap around extension
48 Leaford Crescent Watford WD24 5JG
Received 1 May 2026 - Approval Not Required26/00343/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 3.25m and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.00m
132 High Road Watford WD25 7AT
Received 1 May 2026 - Approved26/00344/LDC
Lawfal development certificate for proposed demolition of existing conservatory and erection of 3m single storey extension. Eaves height 3m and maximum height of 3.8m
40 Jubilee Road Watford Hertfordshire WD24 5HH
Received 1 May 2026 - Approved26/00345/DISCON
Details submitted for Condition 23. (partial discharge SuDS Management and Maintenance Strategy- phases 3, 5 and 8) pursuant to planning permission 25/00723/VARM
Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden Warner Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7LP
Received 5 May 2026 - Approved26/00346/FULH
Erection of single storey rear extension with roof light
111 Cassiobury Park Avenue Watford WD18 7LH
Received 5 May 2026 - Approved26/00347/FULH
Conversion of existing garage into a habitable room
32 Coates Way Watford WD25 9NS
Received 5 May 2026 - Refused26/00348/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 3.20m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.90m
32 Coates Way Watford WD25 9NS
Received 5 May 2026 - Approved26/00349/FULH
Conversion of existing garage into habitable space including new bay window
21 Cassiobury Drive Watford WD17 3AA
Received 5 May 2026 - Approved26/00350/FULH
Erection of two storey side and rear extension and first floor front extension, conversion of single storey front conservatory into infill construction, with internal alterations and alterations to fenestration.
4 Meadowbank Watford WD19 4NP
Received 5 May 2026 - Approved26/00351/FULH
Erection of single storey rear/side extension following demolition of existing conservatory and garage
112 Langley Way Watford WD17 3EE
Received 1 May 2026 - Refused26/00353/FULH
Erection of single storey rear extension, loft conversion and internal alterations
22 Northfield Gardens Watford WD24 7RE
Received 1 May 2026 - Approved26/00354/FUL
Change of use from residential care home (Class C2), to House in Multiple Occupation (Class C4)
14 Francis Road Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0QE
Received 8 May 2026 - Approved26/00355/ADV
Consent to display internally illuminated 1x double sided totem sign, 4x sets of individual letters and logos, 2x entrance signs, 6x set of feature light.
Travelodge Riverwell Square Shrodells Road Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0HA
Received 8 May 2026 - Approval Not Required26/00357/HPD
The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.0m for which the maximum height would be 3.5m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.8m
89 Hagden Lane Watford WD18 7UA
Received 8 May 2026 - Approved26/00358/LDC
Lawful development certificate for existing use of the replacement of the red brickwork comprised in the Southern elevation with bricks of a very similar appearance, and the rebuilding of the brickwork in the Western elevation with bricks reclaimed from the existing building.
Flanders Courts 12 - 14 St Albans Road Watford
Received 11 May 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.
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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