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The Colosseum Rickmansworth Road Watford WD17 3JN

24/00252/NONMATNon-material amendment of PPPermitted
Discharge / amendments

Proposal

Non - material amendment pursuant to planning permission 22/00622/FUL and Listed Building Consent 22/00623/LBC for amendments to ground floor (addition of new offices and 'white box' room for use of museum) and Forum Hall (addition of two radiators)

Received
19 March 2024
Decided
25 March 2024 · Application Granted
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Park
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received19 Mar
  2. Validated19 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target14 May
  5. Decided25 Mar

Decided in 6 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Watford86% of amendment applications approved

This is an application to amend a permission at The Colosseum Rickmansworth Road Watford WD17 3JN. Watford has handled 574 applications of this type and approves 85% of them, typically deciding them in 42 days. This one was decided in 6 days, 5 weeks quicker than Watford's median. The site is in the Civic Core conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 13 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
24/00252/NONMAT
Address
The Colosseum Rickmansworth Road Watford WD17 3JN
Postcode
WD17 3JN
Local Authority
Watford
Application Type
Non-material amendment of PP
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Approved
Ward
Park

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
Mr Mark Ellson 5-7 London Road St Albans AL1 1LA

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
19 March 2024
Target Decision Date
14 May 2024
Date Decided
25 March 2024
Date Validated
19 March 2024
Date Submitted
19 March 2024
Permission Expires
25 March 2029

Planning Decision

Decision
Application Granted
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12900747
Comments
0
Documents
5
Constraints
2
Coordinates
51.659260, -0.403304
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Watford

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Planning history at this site

13 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    21 Mar

    Non - material amendment pursuant to planning permission 22/00622/FUL

    ApprovedNon-material amendment25/00273/NONMAT
  2. 2025
    21 Mar

    Listed Building Consent for Addition of fencing and gate to rear fire escape stairs and relocation of…

    ApprovedListed building consent25/00274/LBC
  3. 2024
    29 Oct

    Non - material amendment pursuant to planning permission 22/00623/LBC

    ApprovedNon-material amendment24/00995/NONMAT
  4. 2024
    24 Oct

    Nonmaterial amendment application pursuant to planning permission 22/00622/Ful

    ApprovedNon-material amendment24/00976/NONMAT
  5. 2024
    10 Sep

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 22/00623/LBC

    ApprovedNon-material amendment24/00850/NONMAT
  6. 2024
    19 Aug

    Non-material amendment pursuant to application 22/00623/LBC

    ApprovedNon-material amendment24/00788/NONMAT

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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.

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