York House 26 - 30 Rickmansworth Road Watford WD18 7HT Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Minor internal alteration to improve layout, reduction in size from 30 rooms to 28 rooms HMO, proposed bike storage, bin storage, side gate, alteration to rear elevation (new doors). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 12 Aug 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Nov 2026
Documents 6
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 2
Checked on 5 November 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 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 7HT
- Received
- 25 Jun 2025
- Validated
- 25 Jun 2025
- Ward
- Park
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 20 Aug 2025
- Decision
- Conditional Planning Permission
- Decision date
- 12 Aug 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Dimensions Planning And Architecture
How this decision compares
Decided in 48 days from validation, 7 days faster than Watford's median of 55 for full applications. Approved, as 69% of full applications here are.
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.
35 neighbours consulted · Last counted 5 Nov 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14125723
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14125723
- Comments by
- 18 Jul 2025
- 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.
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.
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