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Watford Timber Co Ltd Old's Approach 4-7 Tolpits Lane Watford Northwood WD18 9RE

Granted Three Rivers 23/0216/FUL Full Application

Works: Demolition

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment of site to provide builders' merchant (sui generis) for display, sale and storage of building timber and plumbing supplies, plant and tool hire, outside display and storage including storage racking, ancillary office and staff amenity building, gatehouse, car parking and servicing arrangements, fencing and associated works

As published by the council, reference 23/0216/FUL

Application record

Reference
23/0216/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Decided
Decision
approved
Received
7 Feb 2023
Validated
1 Mar 2023
Decided
2 Feb 2024
Ward
Moor Park And Eastbury
Parish
Batchworth Community Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD18 9RE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Feb 2023

    Received by Three Rivers

  2. 1 Mar 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Feb 2024

    Decision issued: approved

  4. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

7 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 24/1828/DIS Decided

    Former Watford Timber Yard Olds Approach 4-7 Tolpits Lane Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD18 9RE

    Discharge of Condition 19 (Verification Report) pursuant to planning permission 23/0216/FUL.

    Decided 24 Dec 2024 Conditions
  • 24/1256/NMA Granted

    Watford Timber Co Ltd Units 4 To 8 Olds Approach Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD18 9RE

    Non material amendment to planning permission 23/0216/FUL: to allow alterations to car parking bays.

    Decided 5 Sep 2024 Amendments
  • 24/1257/DIS Decided

    Travis Perkins Trading Co Ltd Units 4 To 8 Olds Approach Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD18 9RE

    Discharge of Condition 12 (Waste Storage and Collection) and Condition 17 (Boundary Treatment) pursuant to planning permission 23/0216/FUL.

    Decided 4 Oct 2024 Conditions
  • 24/1144/DIS Decided

    Units 4 To 8 Olds Approach Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD18 9RE

    Discharge of Condition 20 (Long term monitoring) pursuant to planning permission 23/0216/FUL

    Decided 23 Aug 2024 Conditions
  • 24/0353/DIS Decided

    Units 4 To 8 Olds Approach Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD18 9RE

    Discharge of Condition 22 (Borehole management) pursuant to planning permission 23/0216/FUL

    Decided 19 Apr 2024 Conditions
  • 24/0238/DIS Decided

    Units 4 To 8 Olds Approach Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD18 9RE

    Discharge of Condition 10 (Electric Vehicle Charging Points) and Condition 23 (Piling/Foundations) pursuant to planning permission 23/0216/FUL

    Decided 28 Mar 2024 Conditions
  • 24/0177/DIS Decided

    Units 4 To 8 Olds Approach Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD18 9RE

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Construction Management Plan), Condition 4 (Woodland Habitat Management Plan), Condition 9 (Hard and Soft Landscaping), Condition 18 (Remediation Strategy) and Condition 20 (Long term monitoring and maintenance) pursuant to planning permission 23/0216/FUL

    Decided 28 Mar 2024 Conditions

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

60 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Three Rivers granted permission on 2 February 2024, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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