14 Francis Road Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0QE Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from residential care home (Class C2), to House in Multiple Occupation (Class C4) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 29 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Documents 17
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 10
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 1
Site constraints 3
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
Sales history 5
Last sold for £650,000 in July 2025. Terraced house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Watford
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Postcode
- WD18 0QE
- Received
- 8 May 2026
- Validated
- 8 May 2026
- Ward
- Central
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 3 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Conditional Planning Permission
- Decision date
- 29 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Well Planned Ltd
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 52 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 67% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Watford in the last twelve months, from validation. Watford decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14916053
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14916053
- Comments by
- 2 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
32 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Watford is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #41 out of 296. Only 21% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Watford is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 81% approved vs 90% nationally.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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