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No's. 45-69 And 73-89 Sydney Road Watford WD18 7QA

Granted Watford 18/00803/FULM Major Full Planning Permission

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

Proposal

Proposed redevelopment of the site to provide 227 residential units in buildings ranging from 3 to 11 storeys, with 167 car parking spaces (including car club and accessible provision); communal landscaped amenity areas, secure cycle parking and other associated development (AMENDED PLANS AND DESCRIPTION)

As published by the council, reference 18/00803/FULM

Application record

Reference
18/00803/FULM
Type
Major Full Planning Permission
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Conditional Planning Permission
Received
2 Jul 2018
Validated
2 Jul 2018
Decided
21 Dec 2018
Ward
Holywell
Decision by
Committee Decision
Postcode
WD18 7QA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 3 applications since 2018: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 20/00368/DISCON Granted

    No's. 45-69 And 73-89 Sydney Road Watford WD18 7QA

    Details submitted for Condition 12 (Satellite Positions) pursuant to planning permission 18/00803/FULM

    Decided 13 Jun 2020 Conditions
  • 19/01468/DISCON Granted

    No's. 45-69 And 73-89 Sydney Road Watford WD18 7QA

    Details submitted for Condition 7 (external materials) pursuant to planning permission 18/00803/FULM

    Decided 24 Mar 2020 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Jul 2018

    Received by Watford

  2. 21 Dec 2018

    Decision issued: Conditional Planning Permission

  3. 15 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

12 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 24/00193/NONMAT Granted

    45-69 Sydney Road Watford WD18 7QA

    Non-Material amendment pursuant to planning permission 20/00249/VAR for amending the approved drawings to introduce 3 no. additional parking spaces on the lower ground floor. (Original application 18/00803/FULM)

    Decided 27 Mar 2024 Amendments
  • 23/00420/DISCON Awaiting decision

    45 - 69 And 73-89 Sydney Road Watford WD18 7QA

    Details submitted for Condition 5 (verification report land contamination) pursuant to planning permission 18/00803/FULM

    Submitted 12 May 2023 Conditions
  • 22/00796/DISCON Granted

    No's. 45-69 And 73-89 Block B Sydney Road Watford WD18 7QA

    Details submitted for Condition 5 (Part A contamination verification and B verification report block B Phasing Plan) pursuant to planning permission 18/00803/FULM and 20/00249/VAR

    Decided 10 Nov 2022 Conditions
  • 21/00852/NONMAT Granted

    45 - 69 And 73-89 Sydney Road Watford Hertfordshire

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 18/00803/FULM for updated revision of the Energy Strategy.

    Decided 25 Jun 2021 Amendments
  • 20/00368/DISCON Granted

    No's. 45-69 And 73-89 Sydney Road Watford WD18 7QA

    Details submitted for Condition 12 (Satellite Positions) pursuant to planning permission 18/00803/FULM

    Decided 13 Jun 2020 Conditions
  • 20/00367/DISCON Granted

    45 - 69 And 73 - 89 Sydney Road Watford

    Details submitted for Condition 8 (Hard Landscaping Scheme) and Condition 9 (Soft Landscaping Scheme) pursuant to planning permission 18/00803/FULM

    Decided 27 Jun 2020 Conditions
  • 20/00338/DISCON Granted

    45 - 69 And 73 - 89 Sydney Road Watford WD18 7QA

    Details submitted for Condition 3 (surface water drainage) pursuant to planning permission 18/00803/FULM

    Decided 11 May 2020 Conditions
  • 20/00075/NONMAT Refused

    45 - 69 And 73 - 89 Sydney Road Watford WD18 7QA

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 18/00803/FULM for the re-wording of condition 4 to allow reference of an updated report.

    Decided 19 Mar 2020 Amendments
  • 20/00073/DISCON Refused

    45 - 69 And 73 - 89 Sydney Road Watford WD18 7QA

    Details submitted for condition 3 (surface water drainage) pursuant to planning permission 18/00803/FULM

    Decided 19 Mar 2020 Conditions
  • 19/01468/DISCON Granted

    No's. 45-69 And 73-89 Sydney Road Watford WD18 7QA

    Details submitted for Condition 7 (external materials) pursuant to planning permission 18/00803/FULM

    Decided 24 Mar 2020 Conditions
  • 19/00783/NONMAT Granted

    45 - 69 And 73-89 69 Sydney Road Watford WD18 7QA

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 18/00803/FULM for the updated revision of the Energy Strategy

    Decided 11 Sep 2019 Amendments
  • 19/00525/NONMAT Granted

    45-69 Sydney Road Watford WD18 7PZ

    Non-Material Amendment to planning permission 18/00803/FULM for minor changes to plans and elevations for Block A, B and C.

    Decided 10 Jul 2019 Amendments

Documents

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

105 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Watford granted permission on 21 December 2018, 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.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 45 - 69 And 73 - 89 Sydney Road Watford WD18 7QA

    20/00075/NONMAT Submitted 21 Jan 2020 50 yards away

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 18/00803/FULM for the re-wording of condition 4 to allow reference of an updated report.

    Refused Amendments 6 docs

  • 45 - 69 And 73 - 89 Sydney Road Watford WD18 7QA

    20/00073/DISCON Submitted 21 Jan 2020 50 yards away

    Details submitted for condition 3 (surface water drainage) pursuant to planning permission 18/00803/FULM

    Refused Conditions 8 docs

  • 45-69 Sydney Road Watford WD18 7PZ

    19/00525/NONMAT Submitted 13 May 2019 50 yards away

    Non-Material Amendment to planning permission 18/00803/FULM for minor changes to plans and elevations for Block A, B and C.

    Granted Amendments 13 docs

  • 45 - 69 And 73 - 89 Sydney Road Watford

    20/00367/DISCON Submitted 1 Apr 2020 50 yards away

    Details submitted for Condition 8 (Hard Landscaping Scheme) and Condition 9 (Soft Landscaping Scheme) pursuant to planning permission 18/00803/FULM

    Granted Conditions 19 docs

  • 45 - 69 And 73-89 69 Sydney Road Watford WD18 7QA

    19/00783/NONMAT Submitted 5 Jul 2019 50 yards away

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 18/00803/FULM for the updated revision of the Energy Strategy

    Granted Amendments 5 docs

  • 45 - 69 And 73 - 89 Sydney Road Watford WD18 7QA

    20/00338/DISCON Submitted 24 Mar 2020 50 yards away

    Details submitted for Condition 3 (surface water drainage) pursuant to planning permission 18/00803/FULM

    Granted Conditions 15 docs

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    226 - 228 St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AU

    Proposed changes to existing building colour and all window frames and doors to be painted Anthracite RAL 7016.

    Received 19 Aug, published by the council 22 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • 26/00538/FUL Refused

    43A Fuller Road Watford Hertfordshire WD24 6QH

    Conversion of ground floor flat 43A into two flats with fenestration changes.

    Received 14 Jul, published by the council 15 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • 26/00415/FUL Granted

    Island Thomas Sawyer Way Watford Hertfordshire

    Proposed enabling works (Site Remediation).

    Received 4 Jun, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • 26/00727/FUL Awaiting decision

    105 Horseshoe Lane Watford WD25 7HS

    Demolition of an existing side extension to facilitate a single storey side / rear and front extension, and changes to the existing porch roof.

    Received 15 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Full applications
  • 26/00721/FUL Awaiting decision

    Screwfix 10 Imperial Park Imperial Way Watford WD24 4PP

    Creation of new retail bakery (Use Class E(a)), new shop front, HVAC and associated works.

    Received 14 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Full applications