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Planning appeals in Watford

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One authority from the free search of every English planning appeal since 2016, searchable by words or by meaning.

Appeals the Planning Inspectorate has decided in Watford since 2016, refreshed nightly. A decision the Inspectorate published without naming the authority in a form we can match is listed under its own address instead. Type a topic into the free search to read how Inspectors have reasoned here.

The Planning Inspectorate has decided 463 planning appeals in Watford since 2016, of which 34% were allowed. In the last twelve months there were 42 decisions, 43% allowed. The median time from receipt of an appeal to its decision is 22 weeks. Figures as at 29 October 2026, from the Inspectorate's published decisions.

481

appeals on record since 2016

34%

of decided appeals allowed

22 wks

median receipt to decision

decisions in the last 12 months, 43% allowed

By appeal type

Householder217 decided

36% allowed

Minor188 decided

28% allowed

Major14 decided

50% allowed

Commercial6 decided

50% allowed

Enforcement26 decided

4% allowed

Other27 decided

48% allowed

Not classified3 decided

33% allowed

By procedure

Written representations471 decided

32% allowed

Hearings4 decided

50% allowed

Inquiries6 decided

33% allowed

Every decision, by year

2026 · 30 · 40% allowed 2025 · 42 · 41% allowed 2024 · 27 · 19% allowed 2023 · 61 · 25% allowed 2022 · 47 · 40% allowed 2021 · 53 · 35% allowed 2020 · 68 · 29% allowed 2019 · 46 · 41% allowed 2018 · 46 · 36% allowed 2017 · 36 · 31% allowed 2016 · 25 · 36% allowed

Latest decisions in Watford

Dismissed13 October 20266012547
139 Horseshoe Lane, Watford, WD25 7HT
retrospective change of use from C3 (dwellinghouse) to sui generis use for short-term holiday accommodation (Airbnb)
Dismissed28 September 2026· minor6006990
Land at, Netteswell The Crescent, Watford, WD18 0QW
the erection of a pair of two-storey one bedroom properties together with winter gardens, private amenity space, refuse and cycle storage
Allowed27 August 2026· householder6011690
190 York Way, Watford, WD25 9RX
single storey rear extension, double storey side extension and front porch amendments
Dismissed27 August 2026· minor6010362
Rear Of 291 Whippendell Road, Watford, WD18 7NN
Change of use of rear part of ground floor from commercial (Class E) to a residential studio flat (Class C3) with internal reconfiguration
Allowed27 August 20266007566
20 the Glebe, Watford, WD250LR
Vehicle access and hardstanding
Allowed25 August 2026· householder6011667
10 Rufford Close, Watford, WD17 4UU
Installation of safety glass balustrade on the flat roof of single storey rear extension (retrospective)
Dismissed4 August 2026· householder6007685
10 Schreiber Grange, Watford, WD17 4DY
A front porch infilling part of the space beneath the existing canopy
Allowed23 July 2026· householder6010635
52 Westlea Avenue, Watford, WD25 9DN
for the erection of a double storey side and rear extension incorporating existing Prior Approval 6m rear extension and proposed loft conversion , including rear dormer and x2 front rooflights
Dismissed23 July 2026· householder6010587
6 The Pippins, Watford, WD25 9LD
for the erection of a part single storey, part two storey rear extension and internal alteration of the dwellinghouse
Dismissed8 July 20266005337
1 The Coppice, Watford, WD19 4HR
change of use from a house in multiple occupation (C4 Use) to a children's care home (C2 Use)
Dismissed15 June 2026· minor3375399
352 Whippendell Road, Watford, WD18 7PD
Conversion of existing single dwelling into one 1 bedroom flat and one 3 bedroom flat (retrospective)
Allowed10 June 2026· householder6005824
98 Sheepcot Lane, Watford, WD25 0EB
Proposed front wall and gate (retrospective)
Dismissed28 May 2026· minor6004302
2 Orbital Crescent, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD25 0HA
described on the application form as “part respective application for the first floor extension of the existing shop premises to provide additional storage facilities
Dismissed14 May 2026· householder6004476
303 St Albans Road, Watford, Herts, WD24 6PD
the creation of a new permeable driveway within the front garden of 303 St Albans Road, Watford, including the installation of a dropped kerb to provide vehicular access from the public highway. As part of the works, two existing bollards located on the public pavement in front of the property will be carefully relocated in consultation with the local highway authority to allow safe vehicle access while maintaining pedestrian safety
Dismissed7 May 2026· householder6001995
62 Eastlea Avenue, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD25 9DG
two storey and single storey front extension following demolition of the existing garage and utility

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are computed from decisions the Planning Inspectorate has published for this authority area and refresh with the record; decisions without a published letter or a recorded authority may be missing. This page is research, not advice. Verify against the Inspectorate’s own record before relying on a decision. What is in the record.