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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746 approved · 153 refused · 10 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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.
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More application records
- Approved26/00479/FULH
Erection of a single storey rear orangery extension.
13 Sherwoods Road Watford WD19 4AY
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Refused26/00481/VAR
Variation of Condition 2 (approved drawings) of planning permission 25/01076/FULH. Minor amendment - hip roof to gable to match LDC for hip to gable loft conversion.
105 Langley Way Watford WD17 3ED
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Refused26/00482/FULH
Proposed construction of a rear dormer with a hip to gable end with 3 roof lights to the front elevation. (AMENDED PLAN)
201 Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3HG
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Approved26/00485/LDC
Lawful development certificate for proposed single storey extension to Shrodells Unit
Shrodells Unit Watford General Hospital Vicarage Road Watford WD18 0HB
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Refused26/00486/LDC
Lawful development certificate for proposed erection of single storey rear extension and porch
York House 26 - 30 Rickmansworth Road Watford WD18 7HT
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Approved26/00487/VAR
Variation of condition 2 (change the approved lighting design) of planning permission 25/00136/FUL
Watford Rugby Club Radlett Road Watford WD24 4LH
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Refused26/00488/FULH
Erection of single storey rear and side wrap around extension
22 Felden Close Watford Hertfordshire WD25 9QW
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Approved26/00489/TPO
Works to trees, Group TPO.120 (see tree survey report)
Tesco Stores Limited 239 - 241 Lower High Street Watford WD17 2BD
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Approved26/00490/LDC
Lawful development certificate for proposed loft conversion including rear dormers and x2 front rooflights
93 Whippendell Road Watford WD18 7NH
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Approved26/00491/FULH
Retrospective planning application for timber framed cantilevered garden barbecue canopy with roof tiles to match existing
88 High Road Watford WD25 7LJ
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Approved26/00492/NONMAT
Non - material amendment pursuant to planning permission 24/00184/FULH for new juliette balcony on the loft floor side flank of house
19 Pinewood Close Watford WD17 4NP
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Approved26/00493/FULH
Erection of a front porch extension with associated shower room.
54 Devon Road Watford Hertfordshire WD24 4HN
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Refused26/00494/LDC
Lawful development certificate for existing use of the first and second floors as two separate self-contained residential dwellings (Use Class C3), each comprising independent living accommodation, kitchen facilities, bathroom facilities and ancillary storage, with access provided via the existing external rear staircase
204A St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AS
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Approved26/00495/TPO5
Works to trees 5 day notice under TPO.60
Brunswick Nursing Home 62 Stratford Road Watford WD17 4JB
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Approved26/00496/FULH
The permission is for the renovation of the garden (new lawn, planting, pergola), in line with the plans submitted. This includes a new shed. It also includes the removal of the collapsing existing fence and installation of a new fence, aligning it to the legal boundary on land registry deed plans.
5 Watford Heath Watford WD19 4EU
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Approved26/00497/FULH
Part retrospective application for alterations to previously approved plans for single storey rear extension, part single and part double storey side extension, single storey front extension, rear facing dormer and 2No. front facing roof lights. To include alterations to ground floor rear eaves overhang, alterations to front and rear windows, smooth white render external finish and erection of garden outbuilding. Proposed alterations to the roof of the front extension.
32 Widgeon Way Watford WD25 9UG
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Approved26/00498/FULH
Erection of single storey side and rear extension
64 Tudor Avenue Watford Hertfordshire WD24 7NX
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Approved26/00499/DISCON
Details submitted for Condition 12 (bat survey) pursuant to planning permission 21/00765/OUTM, 24/00870/DISCON
Watford General Hospital Vicarage Road Watford WD18 0HB
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Pending consideration26/00500/FULM
Retrospective planning application for a three-storey Pathology and Mortuary Building at Watford General Hospital.
Watford General Hospital Vicarage Road Watford WD18 0HB
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Approved26/00501/FULH
Erection of single storey side and rear extensions and internal alterations
33 Hillrise Avenue Watford Hertfordshire WD24 7NP
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Approved26/00502/NONMAT
Non - material amendment pursuant to planning permission 23/01052/VARM for condition 27 amended drawing balustrade between Blocks S3 and S4
The Eight Gardens Phase 2 Land At 94 To 98 St Albans Road And 114 St Albans Road Watford
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Approved26/00504/NONMAT
Non - material amendment pursuant to planning permission 19/00779/FULM for amended proposed levels plan phase 5
Land At The Avenues Farm Terrace Thomas Sawyer Way Watford Hertfordshire
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Approval Not Required26/00505/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
107 Wiggenhall Road Watford WD18 0HS
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Approved26/00506/FULH
Erection of part two storey rear extension and hip to gable loft conversion including rear domer extension and x 3 front rooflights
20 Orchard Drive Watford WD17 3DY
Received 1 Jul 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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