Owls Bowls Club Horseshoe Lane Watford WD25 7HH Data via plota.co.uk

26/00574/VAR - Variation of Condition Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Variation of Condition 2 (Drawings) of planning permission to add a canopy to courts 4 and 5 to match existing. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Jul 2026
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Approved
15 Sept 2026

Approved on 15 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 18 Sept 2026

Documents 11

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF VAR DECISION Decision · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 8

PDF 26.456.02.P01 - BLOCK PLAN Other · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 26.456.04.P01 - PROPOSED SITE PLAN Other · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 26.456.10.P01 - PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN Other · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 26.456.11.P01 - PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Other · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF BLOCK PLAN Drawing Approved · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SITE PLAN Drawing Approved · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN Drawing Approved · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Drawing Approved · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Other · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗

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Associated applications 2

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    • VariationVariation of Condition 2 (Drawings) to add a canopy to courts 4 and 5 to match existing.This application26/00574/VAR

Site constraints 4

Local nature reserve 198 m away: Albans Wood
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
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Watford (Watford) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 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
Variation of Condition
Postcode
WD25 7HH
Received
27 Jul 2026
Validated
27 Jul 2026
Ward
Woodside
Case officer
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Target decision
21 Sept 2026
Decision
Conditional Planning Permission
Decision date
15 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
HP Architecture

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 18 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15105925
Planning Portal ref
PP-15105925
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

8 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Details submitted for Biodiversity Gain Plan condition pursuant to planning permission 25…
25/00800/GPLAN
2025 Approved
Details submitted for Biodiversity Gain Plan condition pursuant to planning permission 25…
25/00800/GPLAN
2025 Approved
Construction of five floodlit padel tennis courts on the disused bowling green, along wit…
25/00579/FUL
2025 Approved
Construction of five floodlit padel tennis courts on the disused bowling green, along wit…
25/00579/FUL
2020 Approved
Renewal of temporary planning permission 19/00207/COU for change of use of the Owls Bowls…
20/00203/COU
2020 Approved
Renewal of temporary planning permission 19/00207/COU for change of use of the Owls Bowls…
20/00203/COU
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2019 Approved
Former Owls Bowls Club Horseshoe Lane Watford WD25 7HH
Erection of temprorary structure to be used as a temple for the Murugan Trust and to hous…
19/00472/FUL
2019 Approved
Owls Bowls Club Woodside Playing Fields Pavilion Horseshoe Lane Watford WD25 7HH
Change of use of the Owls Bowls Club from D2 (Assembly and Leisure) to D1 (Non-residentia…
19/00207/COU
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings