Salters Gardens Church Road Watford WD17 4QE Data via plota.co.uk

26/00780/LBC - Listed Building Consent Pending consideration

Proposal

Listed Building consent for minor timber window repairs, roof/ridge/hip tile isolated replacement, stone coping/parapet repair/dressing. Piecemeal repairs to existing chimney brickwork, reain water good repairs/adjustment, front rear door timber repairs, front door replacement to timber, timber fascia/soffit repairs, verge repairs, piecemeal brickwork repairs to existing boundary wall, structural repairs to an existing boundary wall. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
5 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
13 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 8 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 5 Dec 2026, from Watford's recent listed building consent.

Comments are open until 9 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 4

Grade II listed: The Salters' Company, Almshouses
List entry 1348084 · 22 m away · 1 more listed building within 150 m
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.
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Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Conservation area 70 m away: Nascot; 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 20 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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
WD17 4QE
Received
5 Oct 2026
Validated
13 Oct 2026
Target decision
8 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Kendall Kingscott
Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 15 of the 56-day target. Watford usually decides listed building consent by day 53.

Day 1541 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.

47 neighbours consulted · Last counted 20 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15191149
Planning Portal ref
PP-15191149
Comments by
9 Nov 2026
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

Freehold owner: 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.