41 - 43 Clarendon Road Watford WD17 1TB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Demolition of existing commercial building, car parking area and hardstanding, and erection of two buildings, one of up to 12 storeys on the Clarendon Road frontage (comprising two floors of commercial floorspace within Use Class E(g)(i) at ground and first floors, with C3 residential apartments on upper floors) and the second comprising a tower of up to 25 storeys and a linked building of up to 8 storeys, both positioned to the rear of the site and proposed for C3 residential use, together with car and cycle parking, refuse storage, plant/utilities infrastructure and associated landscaping and infrastructure. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 4 Jun 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Watford Development Management Committee on 2 Jun 2026.
Refused unanimously
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised refusal because the scheme would lose office space, provide poor design and homes, harm heritage and create highway concerns.
- The agent supported the scheme, while residents and other organisations raised concerns about office space, design, height, homes and local impacts.
- Members unanimously refused permission because the benefits did not outweigh concerns about office space, design, homes, affordable housing, waste and highways.
Source: Plota analysis of Watford's committee minutes of 2 Jun 2026.
Documents 126
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 31
Plans & drawings 55
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 22
Other documents 15
Site constraints 3
Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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 1
Last sold for £16,500,000 in April 2017. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 85 days from validation, 32 days slower than Watford's median of 53 for demolitions. Refused, as 23% of demolitions here are.
Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Watford in the last twelve months, from validation. Watford decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14572537
- Comments by
- 15 Apr 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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.
Leaseholders: 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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