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252-272 Lower High Street Watford Hertfordshire WD17 2JJ

22/00866/FULMMajor Full Planning PermissionWithdrawn
Full

Withdrawn on 6 December 2022

Council decision: Application WithdrawnWithdrawn

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolition of the existing building and hardstanding; and erection of 193 residential units, public realm and landscaping, parking and access, and all other associated works.

Received
6 July 2022
Decision level
Withdrawn
Public comments
15
Ward
Central
Agent
Planning Potential Ltd.
  1. Received6 Jul
  2. Validated6 Jul
  3. Consult.5 Aug
  4. Target7 Dec
  5. Decided6 Dec

Decided in 153 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 252-272 Lower High Street Watford Hertfordshire WD17 2JJ. Watford has handled 999 applications of this type. It was withdrawn 153 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across Central. We hold 1,594 applications in total for the WD17 postcode area.

80% of full applications at Watford Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
WD17 2JJ
Application type
Major Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
193

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 July 2022
Consultation expiry
5 August 2022
Neighbour consultation end
5 August 2022
Target decision date
7 December 2022
Committee meeting
6 December 2022
Permission expires
6 December 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Planning Potential Ltd.
Agent address
Mr Paul Galgey Magdalen House 148 Tooley Street London SE1 2TU

Planning decision

Statutory period
154 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11261352
Documents
115
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Brownfield land register: Land and buildings at 252-272 Lower High StreetRegister site at or near this address · +1 more

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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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 and heritage coasts.

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

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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