The free appeal record
Planning appeals in Watford, 2025
42 appeals decided in 2025, 41% of them allowed. Each links to its own page and to the Inspector’s letter. The authority’s record has the whole run since 2016.
- Allowed22 December 2025· advert3368760Footpath Outside 14-16 Vicarage Road, Watford, WD18 0EH
- Allowed22 December 2025· minor3368759Footpath Outside 14-16 Vicarage Road, Watford , WD18 0EH
Installation of 1No. BT Street Hub Unit and associated advertisement panels on either side of the unit
- Allowed10 December 2025· householder3372798Rhodes House, 12A Rose Gardens, Watford, WD18 0JB
a double & single storey rear extension
- Dismissed5 December 2025· householder33707838 Trefusis Walk, Watford, WD17 3BP
a first-floor rear part side extension
- Allowed5 December 2025· advert3367617Footpath Outside No. 23-25 Market Street, Watford, WD18 0PA
- Allowed5 December 2025· minor3367616Footpath Outside No. 23-25 Market Street, Watford, WD18 0PA
the installation of 1No. BT Street Hub Unit and associated advertisement panels on either side of the unit
- Dismissed4 December 2025· householder60010021 Avon Close, Watford, WD25 0DN
the erection of a fence – (retrospective)
- Dismissed24 November 2025· minor3370878Ground Floor, Flat 15A Westland Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17 1QR
extension and subdivision of existing ground floor flat into 2 x one bed studio flats and associated external changes, bin/cycle stores, boundary treatment and amenity area
- Dismissed6 November 2025· householder337167520 B Cherrydale, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 7UL
a part single storey rear and two storey side/rear extensions ; conversion of a garage to a habitable room including changing a door to a window
- Allowed6 November 2025· householder337089711 Maple Grove, Langwood Gardens, Watford, WD17 4JZ
an enlarged replacement roof with rear dormer
- Dismissed6 November 2025· minor3353317301 Hempstead Road, Watford, WD17 3NL
demolition of the existing detached house and erection of a pair of 4- bedroom semi-detached houses
- Dismissed31 October 2025· major3365255The Spinney , Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17 4QF
Application for prior notification of development for a single-storey upward extension above each of the 3no. existing detached buildings, to provide residential flats, cycle parking and associated storage
- Unknown10 October 2025· householder3373206303 St Albans Road , Watford , WD24 6PD
- Allowed6 October 2025· householder33695676 Strangeways, Watford, WD17 4SP
front extension, loft conversion and small rear extension
- Dismissed6 October 2025· minor336611173 Sandringham Road, Watford, WD24 7BD
conversion of existing garage into a 1 bed single dwelling”
- Unknown24 September 2025· advert3367619Footpath Outside Exchange House, 60 Exchange Road, Watford
- Allowed24 September 2025· major3367618Footpath Outside Exchange House, 60 Exchange Road, Watford
the installation of 1No. BT Street Hub Unit and associated advertisement panels on either side of the unit
- Unknown24 September 2025· advert3367614Footpath Outside Charter House, Charter Place, Watford
- Dismissed24 September 2025· minor3367613Footpath Outside Charter House, Charter Place , Watford
the installation of 1No. BT Street Hub Unit and associated advertisement panels on either side of the unit
- Dismissed18 September 2025· minor3368344Land Adjacent to 111 Queens Road, Watford, WD17 2QL
Retain a new dwelling, alterations to previously approved house
- Dismissed20 August 2025· minor3363281Blackwood, 4A Bay Tree Walk, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17 4YX
the erection of 4 dwellings with associated parking and landscaping
- Allowed19 August 2025· minor3364487Land Rear Of 750 St. Albans Road, Watford, WD25 9FH
the demolition of existing bin and bike store and the erection of a single storey studio bungalow and erection of new communal bin store
- Dismissed19 August 2025· minor3362617274A St. Albans Road, Watford, WD24 6PE
a single storey rear extension to existing restaurant to provide seating area for customers
- Allowed14 August 2025· minor3363742Balmoral Centre, Clive Way , Watford, WD24 4PX
the change of use of the land for the open-air storage of plant, machinery, equipment, commercial and building materials, empty skips, commercial vehicles and private hire vehicles, the laying of permeable hard surfaces, the retention of one building, and of the existing hard standing, boundary fences and hedges, and of the existing vehicular access gates without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 10/00632VAR, dated 23 August 2010
- Split Decision7 August 2025· enforcement3340866Johns Store, 21 Langley Road, Watford, WD17 4PS
Erection of an extension at the rear of the commercial property and erection of wooden cladding
- Dismissed22 July 2025· minor3357974Pavement Outside 106 the Parade, High Street, Watford, WD17 1AW
the installation of a modern, multifunction hub unit featuring an integral advertisement display and defibrillator
- Notice varied and upheld14 July 2025· enforcement3341898Dunnings Bar & Restaurant, 153 St. Albans Road, Watford, WD24 5BB
without planning permission, the removal of wooden sash windows from the locally listed building and installation of UPVC windows in breach of the Article 4 in Nascot Conservation Area
- Dismissed30 June 2025· householder33642853 Cross Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD19 4DH
the erection of a part two, part single storey side extension
- Allowed30 June 2025· ldc3340422157 Cassiobury Drive, Watford, WD17 3AL
Roof alteration involving double hip to gable barn-end conversion; erection of a rear dormer with French Doors with Juliet Balcony; installation of front and side facing roof lights and new casement windows to the front and rear
- Allowed30 June 2025· ldc333836724 Brixton Road, Watford, WD24 4DX
Loft conversion with rear dormer and roof windows
- Allowed9 June 2025· minor336133731 The Gossamers, Watford, WD25 9AW
for ‘Demolition of part of existing dwelling house, erection of new build one bedroom dwelling house’
- Dismissed3 June 2025· householder336448422 Swiss Avenue, Watford, WD18 7LN
described on the planning application form as “Demolition of two no. existing single storey extensions; Construction of new part ground, part first floor extensions to single dwelling”
- Dismissed2 June 2025· minor3359472119 St. Albans Road, Watford, WD17 1RD
described in the application form as a “Single storey rear extension to the building to form a new studio flat at ground floor level”
- Dismissed2 June 2025· householder3358348Flat 2, Hilton House, Leavesden Road, Watford, WD24 5ED
described in the application form as the construction of an outbuilding for use as a home office
- Allowed30 May 2025· householder336117219 Holland Gardens , Watford , Hertfordshire , WD25 9JN
described in the application form as “Part single and double storey rear extension, front extension, hip to gable roof extension and rear roof dormer construction”
- Dismissed21 March 2025· householder335420412A Rose Gardens, Watford, WD18 0JB
Proposed Roof Extension
- Dismissed14 March 2025· minor334785435 Bucks Avenue, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD19 4AR
‘Extension of existing family house to the rear side and loft. Creation within new volume of 5 new dwellings / flats (1 retained). Giving a total of 2 x 1 bedroom unit. 2 x two bedroom unit and 2 x 3 bedroom unit’
- Allowed5 March 2025· householder335177952 Leggatts Way, Watford, WD24 5ND
a two-storey side extension
- Dismissed26 February 2025· minor33493158 Station Road , Watford, Herts, WD17 1EG
dormer window to front elevation and rear elevation and hip to gable roof alterations
- Allowed20 February 2025· minor33488352 Briar Road, Kingswood, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD25 0HN
First floor side extension to existing first floor maisonette amended scheme roof height reduced hidden flat roof”
- Dismissed17 February 2025· householder335113618 Eastfield Avenue, Watford, Herefordshire, WD24 4HG
described in the application form as follows: “First-floor rear infill extension. Improve the state of the staircase and update it to the standard building regulations. Installing a bathroom on the ground floor. Improving the state of the house and the bedroom size, There is no private/ direct access to bedroom 3”
- Dismissed17 February 2025· householder335002418 Eastfield Avenue, Watford, Herefordshire, WD24 4HG
described in the application form as follows: “First-floor rear infill extension. Improve the state of the staircase and update it to the standard building regulations. Installing a bathroom on the ground floor. Improving the state of the house and the bedroom size, There is no private/ direct access to bedroom 3”
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