Planning application
20/00642/GPDO
Land At Junction Of Courtlands Drive And Hempstead Road Watford
Proposal
Application for the prior approval of the siting and appearance for a new 20m high monopole mast for a 5G (fifth generation) communications system to be sited 6.5m to the north of the existing mast and associated ancillary works.
As published by the council, reference 20/00642/GPDO
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Jun 2020
Received by Watford
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17 Aug 2020
Decision issued: Grant GPDO Part 24 Prior Approval
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About telecoms applications
How this application type works
Telecommunications applications cover masts, antennas and cabinets, most of which come forward as prior approval cases under permitted development rules. The council typically has 56 days to consider siting and appearance only. The need for the network itself is treated as established, so objections carry most weight where they address visual impact or siting.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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22/00433/HPD Refused
256 Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3HJ
The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5m for which the maximum height would be 3.57m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.95m
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25/00212/VAR Decided
20 Stanbury Avenue Watford WD17 3HW
Variation of conditions 2 (Approved Drawings) and Condition 3 (External Materials) of planning permission 24/00253/FULH to condition 2 - Proposed external material to be amended to smooth white render. Condition 3 drawings replaced by SA20-01-1002A.
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20/00681/FULH Decided
252 Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3HJ
Erection of single and two storey side and rear extensions and front porch extension
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26/00474/HPD Awaiting decision
268 Hempstead Road Watford WD17 4LY
The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 8.00m for which the maximum height would be 3.00m and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.00m
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26/00473/FULH Awaiting decision
268 Hempstead Road Watford WD17 4LY
Erection of a detached single-storey outbuilding to the rear of the property, with a footprint of 3 metres by 10 metres, to be used for purposes ancillary to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse.
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23/01174/FULH Decided
268 Hempstead Road Watford WD17 4LY
Erection of a front extension.
Other telecoms applications
In Watford
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25/00721/GPDO Withdrawn
Grass Verge Off Coates Way St Albans Road Watford WD25 9NW
Notification of the installation of a 20 metre high monopole supporting 6 no. antennas and 2 no. transmission dishes, together with 3 no. ground based equipment cabinets and ancillary development thereto
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25/00534/GPDO Granted
Grass Verge On Junction Of Wiggenhall Road And Farraline Road Wiggenhall Road Watford WD18 0DQ
Installation of a 20m high Hutchinson Engineering Phase 8 monopole with wrap around cabinet supporting 6no. antennas, 2no. 300mm transmission dishes, 3no equipment cabinets and ancillary development thereto.
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25/00366/GPDO Granted
Pavement Outside North Watford Methodist Church The Harebreaks Watford
Notification of the installation of a 17.5 m monopole supporting 6no. antennas, 1no. 300mm transmission dish and ancillary development thereto. For informative purposes, 3no. equipment cabinets permitted by Class A(a) of Part 16 of Schedule 2 of the GPDO are shown on the accompanying drawings.
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22/00702/GPDO16 Granted
North Western Avenue Near 210 Leggatts Rise Watford WD25 0BL
Prior approval application for the siting and appearance of an 18m high monopole telecommunications mast within the grass verge between Leggatts Rise and North Western Road
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22/00571/GPDO16 Refused
Grass Verge Opposite Cedar Road Oxhey Road Watford
Notification of details of proposed 'slim line' 15m high monopole telecommunications mast with wraparound cabinet at base, 3no. additional ancillary equipment cabinets and associated ancillary works