29 - 43 Sydney Road Watford WD18 7PZ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Variation to conditions 1 (approved drawings) and 27 (part m compliance) for variation of Condition 1 attached to Planning Permission dated 27 September 2023 for variation of Condition 2 (revisions of approved plans) of planning permission Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 12 Mar 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 13 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Watford Development Management Committee on 6 Jan 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the changes retained planning benefits, policy-compliant housing and acceptable residential standards.
- A resident objected to the amenity space becoming commercial and raised concerns about parking; members also discussed lost tree cover.
- The committee approved the application as amended, subject to a deed of variation and conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Watford's committee minutes of 6 Jan 2026.
Documents 56
Decision & officer reports 5
Plans & drawings 45
Consultation & comments 1
Other documents 5
Associated applications 8
Site constraints 4
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Important details
- Council
- Watford
- Application type
- Variation of Condition
- Postcode
- WD18 7PZ
- Received
- 8 Sept 2025
- Validated
- 8 Sept 2025
- Ward
- Holywell
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 12 Mar 2026
- Decision
- Conditional Planning Permission
- Decision date
- 12 Mar 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Woolf Bond Planning
How this decision compares
Decided in 185 days from validation, 158 days slower than Watford's median of 27 for amendments. Approved, as 89% of amendments here are.
Plota live figures for amendments decided by Watford in the last twelve months, from validation. Watford decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 13 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14288893
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14288893
- Comments by
- 7 Oct 2025
- Committee
- 30 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
31 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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.
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Referenced application
Council archive
29-43 Sydney Road Watford WD18 7PZ
Variation of Condition 2 (revisions of approved plans) of planning permission 18/00842/FULM
- Received
- 23 Dec 2022
- Decided
- 25 Sep 2023
- Outcome
- Approved
- Type
- Conditions
29-43 Sydney Road Watford WD18 7PZ
Erection of new B1C (Industrial) and B8 (storage and distribution) building and yard, and erection of two apartment buildings to provide No. 278 apartments with associated access, integral bin and cycle storage and amenity space following demolition of existing commercial buildings; and erection of 1No. 2 bedroom dwelling and associated works. (AMENDED PLANS AND DESCRIPTION)
- Received
- 9 Jul 2018
- Decided
- 12 Mar 2019
- Outcome
- Approved
- Homes
- 278