20 Orchard Drive Watford WD17 3DY
Proposal
Erection of a single storey rear and side extension and part of first floor extension and demolish and build a gym room.
- Received
- 10 September 2025
- Decided
- 5 November 2025 · Conditional Planning Permission
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Watford Borough Council
- Ward
- Park
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- ReceivedSubmitted10 Sep
- ValidatedValidated10 Sep
- Consult.Consultation2 Oct
- TargetTarget Date5 Nov
- DecidedDecided5 Nov
Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)
This is a full planning application for a side extension at 20 Orchard Drive Watford WD17 3DY. Watford has handled 955 applications of this type and approves 77% of them, typically deciding them in 55 days. This one was decided in 56 days. There have been 3 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.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20263 Jul
Erection of part two storey rear extension and hip to gable loft conversion including rear domer extension…
PendingHouseholder26/00506/FULH - 202524 Mar
Erection of single storey rear and side extension and part of first floor extension.
Conditional Planning PermissionHouseholder25/00281/FULH - 202411 Nov
Lawful Development Certificate for hip to gable-end loft conversion with rear dormer and 3x front rooflights
PendingLawful Development Certificate24/01035/LDC
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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Also checked, none recorded (22)
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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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