35 Granville Road Watford WD18 0AH Data via plota.co.uk

26/00508/TCA - Works to Trees in Conservation Areas Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Works to tree/s in conservation area - remove Ornamental Lawson Cypress (outgrown site area and in direct contact with building elevation), remove Common Lime - (outgrown site area) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Jul 2026
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Approved
6 Aug 2026

Approved on 6 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Aug 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF TCA CONS AREA APPROVAL LETTER Decision · 6 Aug 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF TREE WORKS STATEMENT Report · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF LOCATION PLAN AND TREE PHOTOS Photo · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF TREE OFFICER Consultee Comment · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

High Street and King Street conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; 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 11 September 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.

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Important details

Council
Watford
Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Areas
Postcode
WD18 0AH
Received
2 Jul 2026
Validated
2 Jul 2026
Ward
Central
Case officer
Show
Decision
Tree Works Approved
Decision date
6 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
All Arboriculture

How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, 6 days faster than Watford's median of 41 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
39decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Watford in the last twelve months, from validation. Watford decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 14 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15053823
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings