Management Office The Hive Hatters Lane Watford Hertfordshire WD18 8AS Data via plota.co.uk

26/0872/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Change of use of part of building to allow use of site within Class E(b, c, d & g[i]) to support use as a caf�, meeting rooms, gym and offices. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 May 2026
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Validated
29 May 2026
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Approved
23 Jul 2026

Approved on 23 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Jul 2026

Site constraints 7

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Local nature reserve about 402 m away: Croxley Common Moor; SSSI about 402 m away: Croxley Common Moor SSSI; Inside the Watford (Watford) built-up area; Green belt about 46 m away: London; Flood defence about 46 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 1000 year flood); Priority habitat about 35 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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, 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

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
WD18 8YR
Received
28 May 2026
Validated
29 May 2026
Ward
Dickinsons
Parish
Croxley Green Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Jul 2026
Decision
approved
Decision date
23 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 86% of commercial premises here are.

54%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
9%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Three Rivers in the last twelve months, from validation. Three Rivers decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14912602
Planning Portal ref
PP-14912602
Comments by
1 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Three Rivers
Planning Authority Score
7.3/10
Good
#54 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Three Rivers is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #30 out of 296. Only 24% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Three Rivers decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #145 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #184 of 296
82%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #30 of 296
24%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #28 of 296
85%
Minor dwellings approved
62 decided (1-9 homes)
63%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
94%
Change of use approved
17 decided
819
Total decisions
86 refused in the year to March 2026