Town Hall Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3EX
Proposal
Non-material amendments to planning permission 22/01237/FUL and listed building consent 22/01238/LBC comprising 1) Alterations to cafe openings on the ground floor north elevation, 2) Addition of small roof dormers on rear parapet roof, 3) Reduced scope of works on west elevation and 4) Reduced scope of internal works on first floor level
- Received
- 18 December 2023
- Decided
- 9 January 2024 · Application Granted
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Watford Borough Council
- Ward
- Park
- ReceivedSubmitted18 Dec
- ValidatedValidated18 Dec
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date15 Jan
- DecidedDecided9 Jan
Decided in 22 days (council typically 49)
This is an application to amend a permission at Town Hall Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3EX. Watford has handled 574 applications of this type and approves 85% of them, typically deciding them in 42 days. This one was decided in 22 days, 3 weeks quicker 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
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Publicity
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Additional Information
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Associated applications
- 202318 Dec
Non-material amendments to planning permission 22/01237/FUL
This applicationApprovedNon-material amendment23/01170/NONMAT - 202318 Dec
Details submitted for Condition 3(i)-(v) (external fabric works ground floor) pursuant to planning permission…
Discharge of ConditionDischarge of conditionsFiled alongside23/01175/DISCON - 202318 Dec
Details submitted for Condition 6(i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) (external fabric works ground floor) pursuant…
Discharge of ConditionDischarge of conditionsFiled alongside23/01176/DISCON - 202313 Dec
Details submitted for Condition 4 (Soft Landscaping Plan) pursuant to planning permission 22/01237/FUL
Discharge of ConditionDischarge of conditionsFiled alongside23/01150/DISCON - 202313 Dec
Details submitted for Condition 5 (hard landscaping plan) pursuant to planning permission 22/01237/FUL
Discharge of ConditionDischarge of conditionsFiled alongside23/01151/DISCON - 202313 Dec
Details submitted for Condition 4 (specified historic rooms) pursuant to planning permission 22/01238/LBC
WithdrawnDischarge of conditionsFiled alongside23/01152/DISCON - 202313 Dec
Details submitted for Condition 5(i) and (ii) (Ground floor works - internal) pursuant to planning permission…
Discharge of ConditionDischarge of conditionsFiled alongside23/01153/DISCON - 202313 Dec
Details submitted for Condition 7(i) and (ii) (First floor works - internal) pursuant to planning permission…
Discharge of ConditionDischarge of conditionsFiled alongside23/01154/DISCON - 202313 Dec
Details submitted for Condition 8(i) and (ii) (Second floor works - internal) pursuant to planning permission…
Discharge of ConditionDischarge of conditionsFiled alongside23/01155/DISCON - 202313 Dec
Details submitted for Condition 9 (Main entrance foyer roof light) pursuant to planning permission…
Discharge of ConditionDischarge of conditionsFiled alongside23/01156/DISCON - 202313 Dec
Details submitted for Condition 10 (soft landscaping plan) pursuant to planning permission 22/01238/LBC
Discharge of ConditionDischarge of conditionsFiled alongside23/01157/DISCON
Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202419 Mar
Details submitted for Condition 5 parts (iii), (iv) and (v) (Ground Floor Works Internal) pursuant to…
Discharge of ConditionDischarge of conditions24/00247/DISCON - 202419 Mar
Details submitted for Condition 6 part (vi) (Ground Floor Works- External) pursuant to planning permission…
Discharge of ConditionDischarge of conditions24/00255/DISCON - 202419 Mar
Details submitted for Condition 7 parts (iii) and (iv) (First Floor Works - Internal) pursuant to planning…
Discharge of ConditionDischarge of conditions24/00248/DISCON - 200516 Aug
Listed Building Consent for Town Hall
ApprovedListed building consent05/00753/LBC
Planning constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Civic Core
- 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 (21)
flood storage 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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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