Watford Borough Council Town Hall Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3EX Data via plota.co.uk

26/00798/LBC - Listed Building Consent Pending consideration

Proposal

Listed Building Consent - proposed design amendments comprise a combination of client-instructed changes introduced during Stage 5 construction period, together with modifications arising from unforeseen site conditions encountered during demolition works & MEPH coordination alongside subsequent intrusive investigations and surveys undertaken on site. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 28 Oct 2026, 18:22

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Application progress

✓

Received

9 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 4 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 1 Dec 2026, from Watford's recent listed building consent.

Documents 57

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF UFM5_DISCHARGE_OF_CONDITION_DECISIONN LBC 08 III&IV Correspondence · 9 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF UFM20_DISCHARGE_OF_CONDITION_DECISIONN_LBC 08 I&II Correspondence · 9 Oct 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 3

PDF 7. 5136 WATFORD TH_TERRAZZO FLOORING METHOD STATEMENT Correspondence · 9 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 25. WTH-FCBS-TH-ZZ-RP-HERITAGE FIXTURES & FITTINGS STATEMENT Correspondence · 9 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 5136 WATFORD TH_LBC STAGE 5 UPDATES_PLANNING & HERITAGE STATEMENT Correspondence · 9 Oct 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 44

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 9 Oct 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 3

Civic Core conservation area

Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.

The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.

Council document ↗

3 listed buildings within 150 m

Nearest: Watford Town Hall, Grade II, 37 m away · 3 Grade II

The site itself is not listed. 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.

Show all 3 with distances

37 mWatford Town HallGrade II
70 mThe BandstandGrade II
101 mNational Westminster BankGrade II

Historic England ↗

Also on the record

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 28 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.

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Important details

Council: Watford
Application type: Listed Building Consent
Postcode: WD17 3EX
Received: 9 Oct 2026
Validated: 9 Oct 2026
Ward: Park
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 4 Dec 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: Holmes Miller

Decision outlook

Day 20 of the 56-day target. Watford usually decides listed building consent by day 53.

prediction

Day 2036 days to 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.

Last counted 28 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15281858
Planning Portal ref: PP-15281858
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