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26/00503/FULM - Major Full Planning Permission Pending consideration

Proposal

Redevelopment of the site to provide 52 new homes alongside a new means of access, pedestrian and vehicular circulation, amenity space and landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 05:11

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Application progress

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Received

1 Jul 2026

✓

Validated

20 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 19 Jan 2027

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 15 Dec 2026, from Watford's recent full applications.

Documents 58

Statements & assessments 18

Plans & drawings 32

Application forms 2

PDF Application Form Application Form · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF CIL Form CIL Form · 16 Oct 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 4

In flood zones plus climate change

Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.

Flood map ↗

Local nature reserve 276 m away: Lairage Land

Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.

Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.

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 listed building at the site

Checked on 24 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: Major Full Planning Permission
Received: 1 Jul 2026
Validated: 20 Oct 2026
Ward: Vicarage
Target decision: 19 Jan 2027
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: Daniel Watney LLP

Decision outlook

Day 8 of the 91-day target. Watford usually decides full applications by day 56.

prediction

Day 883 days to the 91-day target

62%decided within 8 weeks

69%approved

117decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Watford in the last twelve months, from validation. Watford decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 24 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15049452
Planning Portal ref: PP-15049452
Env. assessment: No

Watford

Planning Authority Score

6.2/10

Average

#96 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Major dwellings

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