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Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden Warner Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7LP

Granted Three Rivers 23/1320/NMA Non Material Amendments

Works: Extension Windows or glazing Trees Small domestic

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Relates to 22/0491/FUL

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

Proposal

Non material amendment to planning permission 22/0491/FUL: Internal and external amendments to Building 75, including alterations to the internal mezzanine, external window layout, and to the locations of the roller shutter access doors; The addition of Meet Me Room 2 (MMR2) in the northern corner of the central site; Minor internal footprint extension and façade alteration to the welfare/amenity Building 56 (to incorporate a Mezzanine level within the approved building footprint); The addition of a Waste Management Area adjacent to the sprinkler tanks on the southern edge of basecamp 1; Amendments to Buildings 73 & 74; Minor changes to the layout and positioning of the Sound Stages and associated offices (Buildings 52, 53, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, & 64), including the moving of the AHU facilities from the roofs of buildings 58 and 59, to adjacent at ground level, and the repositioning of several of the outbuildings; Addition of a small transformer station between buildings 63 and 64; Amendments to the layout of the internal (non-adopted) roads and foot/cycleways across the site; Amendments to Island Site road layout, including changes to roundabout to retain tree T37 and inclusion of a 1.8m high acoustic fence on the south-eastern boundary; and Various associated site wide landscaping amendments.

As published by the council, reference 23/1320/NMA

Application record

Reference
23/1320/NMA
Type
Non Material Amendments
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: approved
Received
7 Aug 2023
Validated
7 Aug 2023
Decided
4 Sep 2023
Ward
Leavesden
Parish
Abbots Langley Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD25 7LP

Site history

Applications at this address on the Three Rivers register

This site has had 27 applications since 2020: 18 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/1400/RSP Awaiting decision

    Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden Warner Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7LP

    Retrospective application: Construction of a temporary stage for filming purposes.

    Submitted 2 Sep 2026 Amendments
  • 26/1390/NAC Granted

    Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden Warner Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7LP

    Neighbouring Authority Consultation: Part retrospective application for existing and extension of the acoustic timber fence on Backlot 2.

    Decided 14 Sep 2026
  • 26/1298/FUL Granted

    Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden Warner Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7LP

    Part Retrospective: Retention and extension of the existing acoustic timber fence on Backlot 2.

    Decided 7 Oct 2026 Full applications
  • 26/1089/NMA Decided

    Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden Warner Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7LP

    Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission 25/1308/FUL to allow alterations to Building 18 including alterations to fenestration detail, new canopy element and provision of a mezzanine level.

    Submitted 7 Jul 2026 Amendments
  • 26/0963/FUL Decided

    Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden Warner Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7LP

    Extensions to temporary school building in association with on-site filming activities.

    Submitted 12 Jun 2026 Full applications
  • 26/0789/NMA Decided

    Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden Warner Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7LP

    Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission 25/1545/FUL to allow Erection of 2no. access ladders and a change to the placement of the proposed signage.

    Submitted 15 May 2026 Amendments
  • 26/0781/NAC Granted

    Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden Warner Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7LP

    Neighbouring Authority Consultation: Watford Borough Council - Details submitted for Condition 23 (partial discharge phase 1 Surface Water Drainage) pursuant to planning permission 23/01023/VARM

    Decided 8 Jun 2026 Outline
  • 26/0719/DIS Decided

    Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden Warner Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7LP

    Discharge of condition 25 (SuDS - Management and Maintenance Plan - Phases 3, 5 and 8) pursuant to planning permission 25/1308/FUL

    Decided 28 May 2026 Conditions
  • 26/0599/NMA Granted

    Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden Warner Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7LP

    Non material amendment to planning permission 25/0743/RSP (prefabricated 'portacabins' for use as a school in association with on site filming activities for a temporary period) to allow for extension to second floor and addition of third floor.

    Decided 30 Apr 2026 Amendments
  • 26/0151/FUL Granted

    Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden Warner Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7LP

    Removal of condition 13 (M25 Junction 21a Improvements) of planning permission 25/1308/FUL

    Decided 12 Oct 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Aug 2023

    Received by Three Rivers

  2. 4 Sep 2023

    Decision issued: approved

  3. 11 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • 22/0491/FUL Granted

    Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden Warner Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7LP

    The provision of new sound stages, workshops, production and post-production offices, Studio support facilities (including new welfare and café building) and new roundabout to provide vehicular access to the Studios and Island Site; the construction of decked car parking and a pedestrian footbridge (Island Site); the use of land to the west of the Studios for film production and associated activities (Backlot 2); ecological improvements to existing field (Lower Field) together with site-wide landscape and necessary utilities and infrastructure works, bund construction, and ground re-profiling.

    Decided 24 Feb 2023 Full applications

Documents

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