9 The Parade Delta Gain Carpenders Park Watford Hertfordshire WD19 5BL Data via plota.co.uk

26/1370/FUL - Full Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Replacement of existing shop front Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
15 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 10 Dec 2026 and 18 Dec 2026, from Three Rivers's recent commercial premises.

Comments are open until 6 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 2

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Watford (Watford) built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 16 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.

Building

Floor area65 m² (700 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 80)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2022, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
WD19 5BL
Received
26 Aug 2026
Validated
15 Oct 2026
Ward
Carpenders Park
Parish
Watford Rural Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. Three Rivers usually decides commercial premises by day 56.

Day 1343 days to the 56-day target
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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 23 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15185757
Planning Portal ref
PP-15185757
Comments by
6 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No
Three Rivers
Planning Authority Score
7.3/10
Good
#54 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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

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.