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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746 approved · 153 refused · 10 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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
- Approved26/00531/LDC
Lawful development certificate for proposed hip to gable roof extension and loft conversion
1014 St Albans Road Watford WD25 9NP
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Approved26/00533/FULH
Erection of double storey rear and side extensions with two rooflights, demolition of garage and loft conversion (resubmission of previously approved application 22/00308/FULH)
1014 St Albans Road Watford WD25 9NP
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Approved26/00534/DISCON
Details submitted for Condition 3. (external plant refrigeration unit sound power levels) pursuant to planning permission 25/01007/FUL
Tesco Express 859 St Albans Road Watford WD25 0LH
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Approved26/00535/FULH
Erection of a double storey side, single storey rear and front porch extensions with roof lights.
106 Woodland Drive Watford WD17 3LB
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Approved26/00536/FULH
Erection of single storey rear infill extension
40 Carisbrooke Avenue Watford WD24 4HU
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Pending consideration26/00537/VAR
Variation of condition 2. (variation of previously approved plans) pursuant to planning permission 24/00057/FUL
41 Aldenham Road Watford WD23 2NB
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Pending consideration26/00538/FUL
Conversion of ground floor flat 43A into two flats with fenestration changes.
43A Fuller Road Watford Hertfordshire WD24 6QH
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Approved26/00539/TPO5
Works to tree/s under TPO.93 - T2 Horse Chestnut - T3 diseased Horse Chestnut, reduce height by 50% due to dangerous large fallen branch
Chestnut Court Gade Close Watford Hertfordshire WD18 7JH
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Approval Not Required26/00541/HPD
The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.0m for which the maximum height would be 3.7m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.6m
25 Clarke Way Watford Hertfordshire WD25 0BP
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Approved26/00543/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 3.40m and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.00m
49 Devereux Drive Watford WD17 3DD
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Approved26/00544/DISCON
Details submitted for Condition 4.(hard and soft landscaping), 5 (bin and cycle storage) pursuant to planning permission 25/00043/FUL
Land Rear Of 750 St Albans Road Watford
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Pending consideration26/00545/FUL
Demolition and removal of existing buildings and the erection of 3 x 3 bed 2 storey dwellings.
Lenton Engineers Ltd Terrace Gardens Watford Hertfordshire WD17 1RB
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Approved26/00546/HPD
The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.80m for which the maximum height would be 2.90m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.90m AMENDED PLANS
84 Wiggenhall Road Watford WD18 0AL
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Refused26/00547/NONMAT
Non-material amendment to planning permission 24/00795/FUL for Rainwater goods - Substitute aluminium for PVCu rainwater goods finished in black
50 - 54A Balmoral Road Watford WD24 4EP
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Pending consideration26/00548/FULH
Conversion of the existing garage to habitable use. Erection of a single storey side extension with a new hipped roof to the single storey side of the dwelling covering both the converted garage and the extension.
105 Cassiobury Park Avenue Watford WD18 7LH
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Approved26/00549/LDC
Lawful Development Certificate to replace single storey rear extension.
4 Field Road Watford WD19 4DR
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Approved26/00550/FULH
Proposed roof alteration and conversion of loft into habitable room with roof lights.
39 The Ridgeway Watford WD17 4TH
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Pending consideration26/00552/FUL
Extension of existing dropped kerb to improve access.
Land To The South Of 883 St Albans Road Watford WD25 0NH
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Approved26/00553/FULH
Demolition of existing side garage, construction of a 2 storey side extension and single storey rear extension. Installation of 2 Velux windows on upper roof slope.
117 Langley Way Watford WD17 3ED
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Refused26/00555/LDC
Lawful Development Certificate for a hip-to-gable roof enlargement, rear dormer, alterations to the roof of the existing two-storey rear extension and associated rooflights.
81 Tudor Walk Watford Hertfordshire WD24 7NZ
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Pending consideration26/00556/DISCON
Details submitted for Condition 3. (tree protection report), 4. (hard landscaping), 5. (soft landscaping) 6. (external materials) and 7. (construction method statement) pursuant to planning permission 25/00951/FUL
68 Langley Road Watford WD17 4PN
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Approved26/00557/TPO
Works to tree - Walnut T14 and Blue Cedar T15 under TPO. 74 to remove branches encroaching onto the roof and public pathway on the road.
53 Ridge Lane Watford WD17 4SX
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Approved26/00558/TCA
Works to tree in conservation area - fell dead tree
96 Villiers Road Watford WD19 4AJ
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Approved26/00559/FULH
Proposed roof alteration involving double hip-to-gable conversion; erection of a rear crown-roof dormer; erection of a front dormer; installation of 4 x roof lights on the front and front/side roof slope; installation of new windows to the front, rear and side; installation of a side door to the ground floor; changes to finish materials; internal alterations.
157 Cassiobury Drive Watford WD17 3AL
Received 21 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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