Planning application
Lidl Great Britain Limited Hempstead Road Watford Hertfordshire
Relates to 24/1568/FUL
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Discharge of Condition 7 (Contamination Verification Report) Pursuant to Planning Permission 24/1568/FUL
As published by the council, reference 26/1205/DIS
Application record
- Reference
- 26/1205/DIS
- Type
- Discharge of Conditions
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 27 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 27 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Gade Valley
- Parish
- Abbots Langley Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
Site history
Applications at this address on the Three Rivers register
This site has had 9 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/1404/DIS Awaiting decision
Lidl Great Britain Limited Hempstead Road Watford Hertfordshire
Discharge of Condition 26 (Verification Report) pursuant to planning permission 24/1568/FUL
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26/1207/DIS Decided
Lidl Great Britain Limited Hempstead Road Watford Hertfordshire
Discharge of Condition 14 (Highways Improvements) pursuant to planning permission 24/1568/FUL
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26/1141/DIS Awaiting decision
Lidl Great Britain Limited Hempstead Road Watford Hertfordshire
Discharge of Condition 6 (Contamination) pursuant to planning permission 24/1568/FUL
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26/0710/DIS Withdrawn
Lidl Great Britain Limited Hempstead Road Watford Hertfordshire
Discharge of Condition 6 (Contamination) pursuant to planning permission 24/1568/FUL
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26/0429/NMA Granted
Lidl Great Britain Limited Hempstead Road Watford Hertfordshire
Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission 24/1568/FUL to allow revised duct positions to building elevations, doc shelter to loading area, new pedestrian gate and double gate for vehicles, aligned fence to service area and car parking area; amended drainage layout and boundary treatments and retaining walls; crash protection measures added to lighting columns and alterations to the wording of conditions 4 (LEMP) and 24 (External Lighting)
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25/1725/DIS Withdrawn
Lidl Great Britain Limited Hempstead Road Watford Hertfordshire
Discharge of Condition 4 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) pursuant to planning permission 24/1568/FUL
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25/1653/DIS Decided
Lidl Great Britain Limited Hempstead Road Watford Hertfordshire
Discharge of Condition 23 (Hard and Soft Landscaping) pursuant to planning permission 24/1568/FUL
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25/1596/DIS Decided
Lidl Great Britain Limited Hempstead Road Watford Hertfordshire
Discharge of Condition 12 (Materials) pursuant to planning permission 24/1568/FUL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Jul 2026
Received by Three Rivers
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 21 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Three Rivers took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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24/1568/FUL Granted
World Of Water Aquatic Centres Ltd Hempstead Road Watford Hertfordshire WD4 8QG
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans), 11 (Tree Protection Measures), 12 (Offsite Highway Works), 15 (Vehicular Access), 16 (Visibility Splays), 23 (Hard and Soft Landscaping) and 25 (Sustainable Drainage) pursuant to planning permission 22/1764/FUL (Demolition of existing building and erection of retail food store, (Use Class E(a)), with associated access, parking and amenities) to allow an increase in gross internal area; alterations to building dimensions; relocation of trolley bay; reduction of car parking spaces by 4 and alterations to landscaping.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Three Rivers for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Three Rivers decided condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 54 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About condition discharge and variation applications
This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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Lidl Great Britain Limited Hempstead Road Watford Hertfordshire
Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission 24/1568/FUL to allow revised duct positions to building elevations, doc shelter to loading area, new pedestrian gate and double gate for vehicles, aligned fence to service area and car parking area; amended drainage layout and boundary treatments and retaining walls; crash protection measures added to lighting columns and alterations to the wording of conditions 4 (LEMP) and 24 (External Lighting)
Granted Amendments 18 docsSmall domestic -
Lidl Great Britain Limited Hempstead Road Watford Hertfordshire
Discharge of Condition 4 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) pursuant to planning permission 24/1568/FUL
Withdrawn Conditions 7 docs -
Lidl Great Britain Limited Hempstead Road Watford Hertfordshire
88% historically approved · decision due ~8 Sep
Discharge of Condition 6 (Contamination) pursuant to planning permission 24/1568/FUL
Awaiting decision Conditions 11 docs -
Lidl Great Britain Limited Hempstead Road Watford Hertfordshire
Discharge of Condition 6 (Contamination) pursuant to planning permission 24/1568/FUL
Withdrawn Conditions 7 docs -
Lidl Great Britain Limited Hempstead Road Watford Hertfordshire
Discharge of Condition 12 (Materials) pursuant to planning permission 24/1568/FUL
Decided Conditions 4 docs -
World Of Water Aquatic Centres Ltd Hempstead Road Watford Hertfordshire WD4 8QG
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Construction Ecological Management Plan) and 4 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) pursuant to planning permission 24/1568/FUL
Decided Conditions 11 docs
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