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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746 approved · 153 refused · 10 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Pending consideration26/00645/LDC
Lawful development certificate for proposed change of use from a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a small House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) for occupation by up to six persons. No external alterations are proposed.
57 Vicarage Road Watford WD18 0DE
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Pending consideration26/00646/FULH
Erection of ground floor rear extension and internal arrangements
3 Sandringham Road Watford WD24 7AY
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Approved26/00647/LDC
Lawful development certificate for proposed detached single storey garden outbuilding to be used as a home office and shed incidental to the enjoyment of the existing dwellinghouse
129 Pinner Road Watford WD19 4EJ
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Approved26/00648/FULH
Erection of front porch, installation of external wall insulation and replacement windows
159 Horseshoe Lane Watford WD25 7HT
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Approved26/00649/DISCON
Details submitted for Condition 3 (Exterior Materials) pursuant to planning permission 26/00169/NONMAT and 24/00795/FUL.
50 - 54A Balmoral Road Watford WD24 4EP
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Approved26/00651/FULH
Retrospective front porch and changes to front bay
16 Charlock Way Watford Hertfordshire WD18 6JZ
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Pending consideration26/00652/FUL
Erection of a single storey outbuilding at the rear of the property.
48 Coates Way Watford WD25 9NS
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Pending Decision26/00654/FUL
Proposed changes to existing building colour and all window frames and doors to be painted Anthracite RAL 7016.
226 - 228 St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AU
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Pending Decision26/00655/ADV
Consent to display internally non-illuminated 5x Vinyls, 1x Pane Frosting signs
226 - 228 St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AU
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Approved26/00657/FULH
Erection of a single storey rear extension with amendments to roof over existing rear projection.
36 The Gardens Watford WD17 3DW
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Approved26/00659/LDC
Lawful development certificate for proposed demolition of existing rear extension and erection of single storey rear extension
38 Talbot Avenue Watford WD19 4AX
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Pending Decision26/00660/HPD
The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.50m for which the maximum height would be 4m and for which the height of the eaves would be 3m
12 Kingswood Road Watford Hertfordshire WD25 0EE
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Pending consideration26/00662/FULH
Erection of ground floor single storey rear extension and part first floor extension
8 Bellmount Wood Avenue Watford Hertfordshire WD17 3BW
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Pending consideration26/00663/DISCON
Details submitted for Condition 24 (Accoustic Report) pursuant to planning permission 24/01103/FULM
Land To The South Of Multi Storey Car Park Riverwell Square Shrodells Road Watford Hertfordshire
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Pending consideration26/00667/FULH
Demolition of existing garden outbuildings and erection of new garden outbuilding
17 Shepherds Road Watford WD18 7HU
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Pending consideration26/00668/FUL
Erection of a building (with amended design) for studio operations and associated workshop use (Sui Generis).
Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden Warner Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7LP
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Pending consideration26/00669/ADV
Consent to display a temporary Banner (on cable frame).
NRG Gym Watford House Lane Watford WD17 1BJ
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Pending Decision26/00670/NONMAT
Non - material amendment pursuant to planning permission 19/00507/FULM for removal of artificial grass, replacement with granite sett paving to match existing and installation of seats and tables ground level block 2
94 - 98 St Albans Road And 114 St Albans Road Watford
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Pending consideration26/00671/FULH
Conversion of loft area to a habitable rooms with raising and from hip to gable three front dormer and three rear dormers, rear infill extension and porch to front. Rear garage conversion to habitable room with addition of bathroom, front yard landscape changes to accommodate two cars to be parked.
275 Gammons Lane Watford WD24 5JP
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Approved26/00672/LDC
Lawful development certificate for proposed single storey rear extension
84 North Western Avenue Watford WD25 0AJ
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Approved26/00673/FULH
Erection of a single storey wrap around extension & first floor rear extension
37 Harford Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD17 3DQ
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Pending consideration26/00674/FULH
Proposed double hip to gable loft conversion including rear dormer and x3 front roof lights
344 Hagden Lane Watford WD18 7SH
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Approved26/00675/TPO
Works to fell 9 trees under group TPO.No.3 - causing damage to the hard landscaping, infrastructure and drainage at the front of the property - T1 Lawson Cypress, T2 Yew, T3 Lawson Cypress, T4 Yew, T5 Western Red Cedar, T6 Lawson Cypress, T7 Lawson Cypress, T8 Lawson Cypress and T9 Sawara Cypress
169 Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3HF
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Pending consideration26/00676/LDC
Lawful development certificate for existing garden room which included demolition of garage and erection of incidental building (garden room) in its place. The garage was within the residential curtilage of the dwelling house, as is the garden room, and so there has been no change of use.
100 Langley Way Watford WD17 3EE
Received 24 Aug 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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