Leavesden Road Baptist Church Community Hall Leavesden Road Watford WD24 5ER Data via plota.co.uk

26/00695/LBC - Listed Building Consent Pending consideration

Proposal

Listed building consent for Installation of rooflights to the existing community hall roof and associated internal works to facilitate use of the existing roof space Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 26 Oct 2026

As of 21 Oct 2026, the council is no longer showing this application on their planning portal. It may have been withdrawn or re-listed under a different reference. We've stopped checking it for updates.

Site constraints 3

Grade II listed: Leavesden Road Baptist Church
List entry 1468461 · 11 m away
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Watford (Watford) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

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Important details

Council
Watford
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
WD24 5ER
Received
31 Aug 2026
Validated
31 Aug 2026
Ward
Callowland
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 59, past the statutory target. 92% of listed building consent in Watford are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 30 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 20 Oct 2026.

Day 593 days past the 56-day target
75%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
12decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building consent decided by Watford in the last twelve months, from validation. Watford decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

28 neighbours consulted · Last counted 20 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15191119
Planning Portal ref
PP-15191119
Comments by
24 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Watford
Planning Authority Score
6.2/10
Average
#96 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

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.

One of the strictest councils
only 81% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Watford decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
79%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #268 of 296
81%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #276 of 296
80%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #41 of 296
21%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #21 of 296
66%
Minor dwellings approved
41 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
43%
Change of use approved
7 decided
526
Total decisions
111 refused in the year to March 2026

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