41A Market Street Watford WD18 0PN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Notification of permitted development (Class MA) Change of Use from Use Class E Commercial, business and services (g)(i) an office to carry out any operational or administrative functions to C3 Dwelling house Use to provide 4 x 1-bedroom apartments. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 11 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Aug 2026
Documents 16
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 4
Plans & drawings 3
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 3
Site constraints 3
Show all 4 with distances
- 45 mHoly Rood ChurchGrade I
- 67 mHoly Rood HouseGrade II
- 78 mFormer Holy Rood Roman Catholic SchoolGrade II
- 80 mFormer Convent of St VincentGrade II
Checked on 2 November 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
From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2019, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
Every application in Watford - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.
Other new applications on this street
39A Market Street Watford WD18 0PN
Details submitted for Condition 3 (external materials) pursuant to planning perm...
60 - 64 Market Street Watford WD18 0PX
Retrospective consent to display internally illuminated fascia signage
30 Market Street Watford WD18 0PY
Advertisement consent for the display of one internally illuminated fascia sign ...
Nearby new applications
Riverwell Square Shrodells Road Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0HA
Details submitted for Condition 26. and 27 (hard and soft landscaping) pursuant ...
Riverwell Square Shrodells Road Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0HA
Details submitted for Condition 18. (vehicular access) pursuant to planning perm...
2A Clifton Road Watford WD18 0DH
Retrospective part first floor extension to vacant office space (revised drawing...
29 Francis Road Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0QE
Lawful Development Certificate - Change of use from a single-family dwelling hou...
65 Chester Road Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0RG
Convert and Change of Use at the rear Ground and First Floor. Extension and incr...
39A Market Street Watford WD18 0PN
Details submitted for Condition 3 (external materials) pursuant to planning perm...
Important details
- Council
- Watford
- Application type
- Comm. COU to Dwelling Prior App
- Postcode
- WD18 0PN
- Received
- 16 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 16 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Central
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 11 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Grant MA Prior Approval
- Decision date
- 11 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- DLP Planning Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 67% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Watford in the last twelve months, from validation. Watford decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
45 neighbours consulted · Last counted 15 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14863208
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14863208
- Comments by
- 15 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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.
Track this application
41A Market Street Watford WD18 0PN
Tracking this application
Not there after a minute? Check your junk folder. It's from alerts@plota.co.uk.
Go to your dashboard →Sign in to view contact details
Applicant and case-officer names are hidden from public view for privacy. Create a free Plota account - or sign back in - and we'll show them, plus you get a dashboard for alerts and tracked applications.
