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

Granted Three Rivers 24/1874/RSP Retrospective application

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

Proposal

Part Retrospective: Erection of an open sided equipment store (Building 59); Retention of existing storage building (Building 49); hard landscaping works; and associated ancillary works.

As published by the council, reference 24/1874/RSP

Application record

Reference
24/1874/RSP
Type
Retrospective application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: approved
Received
26 Nov 2024
Validated
26 Nov 2024
Decided
13 Jan 2025
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. 26 Nov 2024

    Received by Three Rivers

  2. 13 Jan 2025

    Decision issued: approved

  3. 28 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

22 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Three Rivers granted permission on 13 January 2025, 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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An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.

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

    23/00330/DISCON Submitted 17 Apr 2023 100 yards away

    Details submitted for Condition 30 (Landscaping) pursuant to planning permission 22/00322/FULM

    Granted Conditions 5 docs
  • Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden Warner Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7LP

    22/00322/FULM Submitted 11 Mar 2022 100 yards away

    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. | Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden Warner Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7LP (Duplicate application to Three Rivers District Council).

    Granted Full applications 277 docs
    Major scheme
  • Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden Warner Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7LP

    23/00689/NONMAT Submitted 7 Aug 2023 100 yards away

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 22/00322/FULM for internal and external amendments to building 75, changes to layout and positioning of buildings 52, 53, 63 and 64, new transformer and alterations to internal road layout and associated landscaping - (Please see covering letter)

    Granted Amendments 84 docs
  • Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden Warner Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7LP

    24/1028/DIS Submitted 28 Jun 2024 200 yards away

    Discharge of Conditions 4 (Vehicular Access Completion), 10 - Part A (Highways Improvements - Local Cycle Network Improvements), 11 - Part A (Highways Improvements - A41 Toucan to the Hempstead Road Underpass), 25 (SuDS - Management and Maintenance Plan - Phase 1) and 35 (Temporary Pedestrian / Cycle Access - Details) pursuant to planning permission 23/1897/FUL

    Decided Conditions 37 docs
  • Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden Warner Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7LP

    23/1897/FUL Submitted 9 Nov 2023 200 yards away

    Variation of Conditions 2, 4, 10, 19 and 32 pursuant to planning permission 22/0491/FUL [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] to vary the approved plans and drawings (condition 2); to vary the triggers for the timing of the delivery of highway improvements (conditions 4, 10 and 32) and to amend the wording of condition 19 (noise).

    Granted Full applications 315 docs
  • Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden Warner Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7LP

    25/1308/FUL Submitted 4 Aug 2025 200 yards away

    Variation of Conditions 11 (A41 Toucan to the Hempstead Road underpass) and 13 (M25 Junction 21a Improvements) of planning permission 23/1897/FUL.

    Granted Full applications 278 docs

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