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The Grove Pumping Station Hempstead Road Watford

Granted Watford 19/01373/FUL Full Planning Permission

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

Proposal

Installation of apparatus upgrades at the existing operational site of The Grove WTW, consisting of a new kiosk and building to house control equipment, plant and machinery, and a new generator.

As published by the council, reference 19/01373/FUL

Application record

Reference
19/01373/FUL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Conditional Planning Permission
Received
28 Nov 2019
Validated
28 Nov 2019
Decided
23 Jan 2020
Ward
Park
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Nov 2019

    Received by Watford

  2. 23 Jan 2020

    Decision issued: Conditional Planning Permission

  3. 16 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

16 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Watford granted permission on 23 January 2020, 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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