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Planning performance · official MHCLG data
78.9% of applications approved
Ranks #280 of 310 UK authorities · national average 87.1% · rolling 2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Decision speed (% in time), approval trends back to 1979, application-type mix and live market activity are available on paid plans.
Planning appeals · HM Planning Inspectorate
34.7% of appeals overturn this council
Ranks #219 of 315 for decisions upheld · national average 32.1% · 196 appeals decided
Overturn rate = appeals allowed ÷ decided (lower is better). Procedure mix and the year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.
Property market · HM Land Registry
£424,076 median sale price
+0.3% year on year · 826 sales in the last 12 months
Area-level (the whole authority), standard sales, median not average. Breakdown by property type and the 10-year trend are available on paid plans.
Energy performance · EPC certificates
50.7% of homes rated EPC C or above
Ranks #80 of 318 most efficient · national average 46.6% · 36,599 certificates
% rated C or above (higher is better). The A–G band distribution and year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.
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| Reference | Address | Description | Type | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/00646/FULH | 3 Sandringham Road Watford | Erection of ground floor rear extension and internal arrangements | Householder | 17 Aug 2026 |
| 26/00639/FULH | 8 Dell Side Watford Hertfordshire | Erection of single storey front porch | Householder | 13 Aug 2026 |
| 26/00630/FUL | 81 Whippendell Road Watford | Proposed aluminium frame shopfront | Fullplanning | 12 Aug 2026 |
| 26/00635/LDC | 62 The Ridgeway Watford | Lawful development certificate for proposed single storey rear extension and construction of a front entrance porch | Lawfuldevelopment | 12 Aug 2026 |
| 26/00629/ADV | O'Neills Station Road Watford | Consent to display new signage and lights station road elevation, to train station and to car park. Comprising of of… | Advertisement | 12 Aug 2026 |
| 26/00633/LBC | O'Neills Station Road Watford | Listed building consent for new signage and lights station road elevation, to train station and to car park. Comprising… | Listedbuilding | 12 Aug 2026 |
| 26/00626/LDC | 4 Fairview Drive Watford | Lawful development certificate for proposed use of the land to site a twin unit mobile home(caravan) for ancilliary use… | Lawfuldevelopment | 11 Aug 2026 |
| 26/00618/LDC | 8 Woodhurst Avenue Watford | Lawful Development Certificate for a hip-to-gable roof extension and rear dormer to facilitate a loft conversion,… | Lawfuldevelopment | 10 Aug 2026 |
| 26/00619/DISCON | Watford Borough Council Town Hall Hempstead Road Watford | Details submitted for Conditions 4 (Works to specified rooms) and Condition 7 (First floor of the building) pursuant to… | Dischargeconditions | 10 Aug 2026 |
| 26/00620/HPD | 8 Woodhurst Avenue Watford | The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5.00m… | Householder | 10 Aug 2026 |
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We index every application published on Watford’s planning portal (Idox Public Access) and refresh several times per day. The original portal:
https://pa.watford.gov.uk/publicaccessNewest application received 17 Aug 2026.
This page lists the latest applications received by Watford, updated daily. The PlanNexus dashboard and API let you search the full archive of 298 indexed applications by postcode, date, status and type — a free account includes 1,000 requests a month. The council's own portal is also linked above.
PlanNexus indexes Watford's planning register several times a day. The newest application on record was received 17 Aug 2026.
78.9% of Watford's planning applications were approved over the rolling 2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1, against a national average of 87.1% (official MHCLG figures).
34.7% of appeals against Watford decisions were allowed by the Planning Inspectorate, against a national average of 32.1%, across 196 decided appeals.
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