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Town Hall Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3EX

05/00753/LBCListed Building ConsentPermitted

Proposal

Listed Building Consent for Town Hall

Received
16 August 2005
Decided
26 October 2005 · Grant Listed Building Consent
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Park
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received16 Aug
  2. Validated16 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target11 Oct
  5. Decided26 Oct

Decided in 71 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Watford84% of applications approved

This is a heritage application at Town Hall Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3EX. Watford has handled 36 applications of this type and approves 84% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 71 days, 2 weeks longer than Watford's median. The site is in the Civic Core conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 14 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 75 applications across Park. We hold 1,528 applications in total for the WD17 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
05/00753/LBC
Address
Town Hall Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3EX
Postcode
WD17 3EX
Local Authority
Watford
Application Type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Grant Listed Building Consent
Ward
Park

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
Watford Council Watford Herts WD17 3EX

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
16 August 2005
Target Decision Date
11 October 2005
Date Decided
26 October 2005
Date Validated
16 August 2005
Date Submitted
16 August 2005
Consultation Start
2 September 2005
Decision Issued
27 October 2005

Planning Decision

Decision
Grant Listed Building Consent
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
8
Coordinates
51.659330, -0.403258
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Watford

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Planning history at this site

14 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2024
    19 Mar

    Details submitted for Condition 5 parts (iii), (iv) and (v) (Ground Floor Works Internal) pursuant to…

    Discharge of ConditionDischarge of conditions24/00247/DISCON
  2. 2024
    19 Mar

    Details submitted for Condition 6 part (vi) (Ground Floor Works- External) pursuant to planning permission…

    Discharge of ConditionDischarge of conditions24/00255/DISCON
  3. 2024
    19 Mar

    Details submitted for Condition 7 parts (iii) and (iv) (First Floor Works - Internal) pursuant to planning…

    Discharge of ConditionDischarge of conditions24/00248/DISCON
  4. 2023
    18 Dec

    Details submitted for Condition 3(i)-(v) (external fabric works ground floor) pursuant to planning permission…

    Discharge of ConditionDischarge of conditions23/01175/DISCON
  5. 2023
    18 Dec

    Details submitted for Condition 6(i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) (external fabric works ground floor) pursuant…

    Discharge of ConditionDischarge of conditions23/01176/DISCON
  6. 2023
    18 Dec

    Non-material amendments to planning permission 22/01237/FUL

    ApprovedNon-material amendment23/01170/NONMAT

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Civic Core
  • Listed building: Grade II: Watford Town HallOn or next to this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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