Sun Postal Sports And Social Club Bellmount Wood Avenue Watford Hertfordshire WD17 3BN Data via plota.co.uk

26/00792/FUL - Full Planning Permission Pending consideration

Proposal

Proposed 6 covered Padel Courts and associated kiosk, ancillary works to existing building, seating area, car and cycle provision and planting. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

8 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 3 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 2 Dec 2026, from Watford's recent full applications.

Comments are open until 1 Dec 2026

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Documents 26

Statements & assessments 7

PDF DRAINAGE STATEMENT Correspondence · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF DRAINAGE DESIGN Drawing · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT Drawing · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF ARBORICULTURAL SURVEY Correspondence · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF TRANSPORT STATEMENT Correspondence · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY NET GAIIN REPORT Report · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Correspondence · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 17

Application forms 2

PDF CIL FORM CIL Form · 9 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Green belt: London

Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.

Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.

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Local nature reserve 266 m away: Cassiobury Park

Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.

Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.

Also on the record

Registered park or garden 106 m away: Cassiobury Park; Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Watford (Watford) built-up area; Priority habitat 37 m away: Deciduous woodland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 10 November 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: Full Planning Permission
Postcode: WD17 3BN
Received: 8 Oct 2026
Validated: 8 Oct 2026
Ward: Park
Target decision: 3 Dec 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: AM2 Planning
Freehold owner: Show

Decision outlook

Day 34 of the 56-day target. Watford usually decides full applications by day 55.

prediction

Day 3422 days to the 56-day target

64%decided within 8 weeks

69%approved

115decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Watford in the last twelve months, from validation. Watford decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15259825
Planning Portal ref: PP-15259825
Comments by: 1 Dec 2026
Env. assessment: No

Watford

Planning Authority Score

6.2/10

Average

#96 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder 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 and leaseholders: 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.