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Multi Storey Car Park Thomas Sawyer Way Watford Hertfordshire

Granted Watford 18/01349/FUL Full Planning Permission

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

Proposal

Application for the construction of a new access road from Thomas Sawyer Way and for enabling works including soil remediation, obstruction removal and retaining structures.

As published by the council, reference 18/01349/FUL

Application record

Reference
18/01349/FUL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Conditional Planning Permission
Received
23 Oct 2018
Validated
23 Oct 2018
Decided
18 Dec 2018
Ward
Vicarage
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

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

  • 22/00151/NONMAT Granted

    Multi Storey Car Park Thomas Sawyer Way Watford Hertfordshire

    Non- material amendment to planning permission 18/01383/FULM for double height steps directly in front of the West Elevation, to be regular steps, identical in treads, risers and handrails to the steps directly adjacent.

    Decided 11 Feb 2022 Amendments
  • 20/00164/VAR Granted

    Multi Storey Car Park Thomas Sawyer Way Watford Hertfordshire

    Variation of Conditions 2 (Approved Drawings), 3 (Approved Documents), 4 (Construction Management Plan), 5 (Remediation Strategy), 6 (Contamination Monitoring and Maintenance plan), 8 (Piling) and 15 (Further Cladding) of planning permission 18/01383/FULM for the redevelopment of the site to provide a new multi-storey car park with capacity for up to 1455 car parking spaces with associated landscaping and access (Amended Description).

    Decided 3 Jul 2020 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Oct 2018

    Received by Watford

  2. 18 Dec 2018

    Decision issued: Conditional Planning Permission

  3. 2 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

2 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 21/01641/DISCON Granted

    Access Road And Its Enabling Works Located North Of Thomas Sawyer Way And South Of Watford General Hospital And Vicarage Road Football Stadium

    Details submitted for Condition 5 (access road enabling works verification report) pursuant to planning permission 18/01349/FUL and 20/00165/VAR

    Decided 18 Dec 2021 Conditions
  • 20/00165/VAR Granted

    MSCP Thomas Sawyer Way Watford Hertfordshire

    Variation of Condition 2 (approved drawings), Condition 3 (Construction Management Plan) and Condition 4 (Contamination Risks) of planning permission 18/01349/FUL for the construction of a new access road from Thomas Sawyer Way and for enabling works including soil remediation, obstruction removal and retaining structures. (Amended Description)

    Decided 13 Jul 2020 Amendments

Documents

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

59 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Watford granted permission on 18 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.

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