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29-43 Sydney Road Watford WD18 7PZ

Granted Watford 18/00842/FULM Major Full Planning Permission

Works: New dwelling Demolition Major scheme

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

Proposal

Erection of new B1C (Industrial) and B8 (storage and distribution) building and yard, and erection of two apartment buildings to provide No. 278 apartments with associated access, integral bin and cycle storage and amenity space following demolition of existing commercial buildings; and erection of 1No. 2 bedroom dwelling and associated works. (AMENDED PLANS AND DESCRIPTION)

As published by the council, reference 18/00842/FULM

Application record

Reference
18/00842/FULM
Type
Major Full Planning Permission
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Conditional Planning Permission
Received
9 Jul 2018
Validated
9 Jul 2018
Decided
12 Mar 2019
Ward
Holywell
Decision by
Committee Decision
Postcode
WD18 7PZ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 12 applications since 2018: 10 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/00682/NONMAT Granted

    29 - 43 Sydney Road Watford WD18 7PZ

    Non material amendment pursuant to planning permission 25/00817/VAR to change condition 27 wording to No less than 40% of the dwellings hereby approved shall be delivered to the requirements of M4(2) of the Building Regulations (2010) Access to and use of Buildings, Approved Document M (2015 as amended), Volume 1: Dwellings, M4 (2): Accessible and adaptable dwellings. The dwellings not required to be included in this condition are as follows:Block A1, units A1-3-01, A1-3-02, A1-4-01, A1-4-04, A1-6-01 and A1-6-02;Block A2, units A2-1-02, A2-1-03, A2-1-04, A2-8-01, A2-8-08, A2-10-01, A2-10-02, A2-10- 03 and A2-10-04;Block B, Units B-1-01, Unit B-1-02, Unit B-1-03, Unit B-1-04, Unit B-1-05, Unit B-1-06, Unit B-1-07 and Unit B-1-08; and Block C, Units C-1-01, C-1-02, C-1-03, C-1-04, C-1-05, C-1-06, C-1-07, C-1-09, C-5-04 and C5-05.

    Decided 11 Sep 2026 Amendments
  • 26/00364/DISCON Granted

    29 - 43 Sydney Road Watford WD18 7PZ

    Details submitted for Condition 3. (verification report) pursuant to planning permission 25/00817/VAR

    Decided 25 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • 26/00334/DISCON Granted

    29 - 43 Sydney Road Watford WD18 7PZ

    Details submitted for Condition 18.(site drainage) and 20.(SuDS management and maintenance residential section) pursuant to planning permission 25/00817/VAR

    Decided 4 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • 26/00329/DISCON Granted

    29 - 43 Sydney Road Watford WD18 7PZ

    Details submitted for Condition 17. (phase 2 Sydney Road allocated parking spaces) pursuant to planning permission 18/00842/FULM

    Decided 20 May 2026 Conditions
  • 26/00238/DISCON Granted

    29 - 43 Sydney Road Watford WD18 7PZ

    Details submitted for Condition 10.(hard landscaping) and 11. (soft landscaping) pursuant to planning permission 25/00817/VAR

    Decided 21 May 2026 Conditions
  • 25/00817/VAR Granted

    29 - 43 Sydney Road Watford WD18 7PZ

    Variation to conditions 1 (approved drawings) and 27 (part m compliance) for variation of Condition 1 attached to Planning Permission 22/01481/VARM dated 27 September 2023 for variation of Condition 2 (revisions of approved plans) of planning permission 18/00842/FULM

    Decided 12 Mar 2026 Amendments
  • 25/00227/DISCON Granted

    29 - 43 Sydney Road Watford WD18 7PZ

    Details submitted for Condition 26.(water efficiency) pursuant to planning permission 22/01481/VARM

    Decided 22 Aug 2025 Conditions
  • 25/00077/DISCON Refused

    29 - 43 Sydney Road Watford WD18 7PZ

    Details submitted for Condition 10 and 11 (hard and soft landscaping) pursuant to planning permission 18/00842/FULM and 22/01481/VARM

    Decided 22 Aug 2025 Conditions
  • 23/00910/DISCON Granted

    29 - 43 Sydney Road Watford WD18 7PZ

    Details submitted for Condition 8 (materials) pursuant to planning permission 22/01481/VARM

    Decided 11 Jul 2024 Conditions
  • 22/01481/VARM Granted

    29-43 Sydney Road Watford WD18 7PZ

    Variation of Condition 2 (revisions of approved plans) of planning permission 18/00842/FULM

    Decided 27 Sep 2023 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Jul 2018

    Received by Watford

  2. 12 Mar 2019

    Decision issued: Conditional Planning Permission

  3. 15 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

8 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 26/00329/DISCON Granted

    29 - 43 Sydney Road Watford WD18 7PZ

    Details submitted for Condition 17. (phase 2 Sydney Road allocated parking spaces) pursuant to planning permission 18/00842/FULM

    Decided 20 May 2026 Conditions
  • 25/00817/VAR Granted

    29 - 43 Sydney Road Watford WD18 7PZ

    Variation to conditions 1 (approved drawings) and 27 (part m compliance) for variation of Condition 1 attached to Planning Permission 22/01481/VARM dated 27 September 2023 for variation of Condition 2 (revisions of approved plans) of planning permission 18/00842/FULM

    Decided 12 Mar 2026 Amendments
  • 25/00077/DISCON Refused

    29 - 43 Sydney Road Watford WD18 7PZ

    Details submitted for Condition 10 and 11 (hard and soft landscaping) pursuant to planning permission 18/00842/FULM and 22/01481/VARM

    Decided 22 Aug 2025 Conditions
  • 22/01481/VARM Granted

    29-43 Sydney Road Watford WD18 7PZ

    Variation of Condition 2 (revisions of approved plans) of planning permission 18/00842/FULM

    Decided 27 Sep 2023 Conditions
  • 22/00895/VARM Withdrawn

    29-43 Sydney Road Watford WD18 7PZ

    Section 73 application for minor material amendments to planning permission 18/00842/FULM - variation condition 2. minor changes to the massing of the two apartment buildings with inclusion of 297 residential apartments consisting of revised housing mix and affordable housing mix and tenure. Relocation and replacement of an existing substation for new substation

    Decided 17 Oct 2022 Conditions
  • 22/00406/NONMAT Granted

    Land To The Rear Of 1 - 43 Sydney Road And Plot Between 7 And 9 Sydney Road Including Humphreys Plus

    Non - material amendment to planning permission 18/00842/FULM to change the description of the development

    Decided 28 Apr 2022 Amendments
  • 19/00616/NONMAT Granted

    Land To The Rear Of 1 -43 Sydney Road & Plot Between 7 & 9 Sydney Road (Inc. Humphreys Plus) Watford Hertfordshire

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 18/00842/FULM for change of roof structure to mono pitch roof, reduction of number of windows on front elevation and addition of lobby and WC within Unit 2 and amendment to Condition 6 (surface water drainage) to split the condition to relate to the residential and commercial warehouse elements of the scheme respectively.

    Decided 6 Jun 2019 Amendments
  • 19/00385/NONMAT Granted

    29 - 43 Sydney Road Watford

    Non-material amendment to planning 18/00842/FULM for amended plan for elevations and floor plan for replacement warehouse building.

    Decided 3 May 2019 Amendments

Documents

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

160 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Watford granted permission on 12 March 2019, 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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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

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  • 29 - 43 Sydney Road Watford

    19/00385/NONMAT Submitted 4 Apr 2019 50 yards away

    Non-material amendment to planning 18/00842/FULM for amended plan for elevations and floor plan for replacement warehouse building.

    Granted Amendments 6 docs

  • Land To The Rear Of 1 -43 Sydney Road & Plot Between 7 & 9 Sydney Road (Inc. Humphreys Plus) Watford Hertfordshire

    19/00616/NONMAT Submitted 30 May 2019 50 yards away

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 18/00842/FULM for change of roof structure to mono pitch roof, reduction of number of windows on front elevation and addition of lobby and WC within Unit 2 and amendment to Condition 6 (surface water drainage) to split the condition to relate to the residential and commercial warehouse elements of the scheme respectively.

    Granted Amendments Windows or glazing 6 docs

  • Land To The Rear Of 1 - 43 Sydney Road And Plot Between 7 And 9 Sydney Road Including Humphreys Plus

    22/00406/NONMAT Submitted 25 Mar 2022 50 yards away

    Non - material amendment to planning permission 18/00842/FULM to change the description of the development

    Granted Amendments 4 docs

  • 29-43 Sydney Road Watford WD18 7PZ

    22/00895/VARM Submitted 13 Jul 2022 50 yards away

    Section 73 application for minor material amendments to planning permission 18/00842/FULM - variation condition 2. minor changes to the massing of the two apartment buildings with inclusion of 297 residential apartments consisting of revised housing mix and affordable housing mix and tenure. Relocation and replacement of an existing substation for new substation

    Withdrawn Conditions New dwelling 92 docs
    Major scheme

  • 29 - 43 Sydney Road Watford WD18 7PZ

    23/00910/DISCON Submitted 5 Oct 2023 50 yards away

    Details submitted for Condition 8 (materials) pursuant to planning permission 22/01481/VARM

    Granted Conditions 5 docs

  • 29 - 43 Sydney Road Watford WD18 7PZ

    25/00077/DISCON Submitted 28 Jan 2025 50 yards away

    Details submitted for Condition 10 and 11 (hard and soft landscaping) pursuant to planning permission 18/00842/FULM and 22/01481/VARM

    Refused Conditions 22 docs

In Watford

  • 26/00654/FUL Granted

    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