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Former Mothercare HQ 1 Cherry Tree Road Watford WD24 6SH

Granted Watford 21/00455/AAPA Prior Approval detached buildings

Works: Extension

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

Proposal

Notification of prior approval for a proposed two storey extension to create 44 one and two bed residential units.

As published by the council, reference 21/00455/AAPA

Application record

Reference
21/00455/AAPA
Type
Prior Approval detached buildings
Status
Approved
Decision
Grant Part 20 Prior Approval
Received
25 Mar 2021
Validated
25 Mar 2021
Decided
24 May 2021
Ward
Leggatts
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD24 6SH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 22/00605/DISCON Decided

    Former Mothercare HQ 1 Cherry Tree Road Watford WD24 6SH

    Details submitted for Condition 4 (windows) pursuant to planning permission 21/00455/AAPA

    Decided 19 Jul 2022 Conditions
  • 22/00064/NONMAT Granted

    Former Mothercare HQ 1 Cherry Tree Road Watford WD24 6SH

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 21/00455/AAPA for relocation of louvres, addition of back painted glass arrangement to windows and curtain walling and revised treatment of cornices

    Decided 29 Mar 2022 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Mar 2021

    Received by Watford

  2. 24 May 2021

    Decision issued: Grant Part 20 Prior Approval

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

3 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 23/00659/NONMAT Granted

    Yeatman Court 1 Cherry Tree Road Watford

    Non - material amendment to Condition 2 of planning permission 21/00455/AAPA for amendments to car parking and landscaping layout

    Decided 29 Sep 2023 Amendments
  • 22/00605/DISCON Decided

    Former Mothercare HQ 1 Cherry Tree Road Watford WD24 6SH

    Details submitted for Condition 4 (windows) pursuant to planning permission 21/00455/AAPA

    Decided 19 Jul 2022 Conditions
  • 22/00064/NONMAT Granted

    Former Mothercare HQ 1 Cherry Tree Road Watford WD24 6SH

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 21/00455/AAPA for relocation of louvres, addition of back painted glass arrangement to windows and curtain walling and revised treatment of cornices

    Decided 29 Mar 2022 Amendments

Documents

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

31 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What this grant of permission means

Watford granted permission on 24 May 2021, 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 prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • 1 Cherry Tree Road Watford

    22/00063/NONMAT Submitted 18 Jan 2022 0m away

    Non-Material amendment to planning permission 20/00803/OPD for changes to the ground floor - the introduction of a sprinkler tank (required for fire suppression) and associated alterations to the bin store.

    Granted Amendments 4 docs
  • Yeatman Court 1 Cherry Tree Road Watford

    23/00659/NONMAT Submitted 31 Jul 2023 0m away

    Non - material amendment to Condition 2 of planning permission 21/00455/AAPA for amendments to car parking and landscaping layout

    Granted Amendments 7 docs
  • Yeatman Court 1 Cherry Tree Road Watford

    23/00660/NONMAT Submitted 31 Jul 2023 0m away

    Non - material amendment to Condition 2 of planning permission 20/00803/OPD for amendments to car parking and landscaping layout

    Granted Amendments 7 docs
  • Yeatman Court 1 Cherry Tree Road Watford

    23/00661/NONMAT Submitted 31 Jul 2023 0m away

    Non - material amendment to Condition 1 of planning permission 22/00639/FUL for amendments to car parking and landscaping layout

    Granted Amendments 7 docs
  • Mothercare KK Ltd 1 Cherry Tree Road Watford WD24 6SH

    22/00055/NONMAT Submitted 17 Jan 2022 21m away

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 20/00623/FUL for: 1 Removal of windows on south west elevation. 2 Removal of existing ducts. 3 Relocation of louvres. 4 Addition of back painted glass arrangement to windows and curtain walling. 5 Revised to show existing cornices.

    Granted Amendments Windows or glazing 17 docs
  • 1 Cherry Tree Road Watford WD24 6SH

    20/00803/OPD Submitted 31 Jul 2020 21m away

    Notification of proposed change of use from Class B1 (office) to Class C3 (residential)

    Granted Prior approval 28 docs

In Watford

  • 26/00604/HPD Granted

    8 Robin Place Boundary Way Watford WD25 7SL

    The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.50m for which the maximum height would be 3.00m and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.00m

    4 Aug 2026 Prior approval
  • 26/00623/HPD Granted

    125 North Western Avenue Watford WD25 0AQ

    The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.00m for which the maximum height would be 3.00m and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.00m

    10 Aug 2026 Prior approval
  • 26/00697/HPD Awaiting decision

    11 The Chase Watford WD18 7JQ

    The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6m for which the maximum height would be 3.3m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.8m

    2 Sep 2026 Prior approval
  • 26/00587/HPD Granted

    43 York Road Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0BE

    The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.55m for which the maximum height would be 2.90m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.60m (REVISED MEASUREMENTS)

    29 Jul 2026 Prior approval
  • 26/00581/HPD Granted

    23 Westlea Avenue Watford WD25 9DH

    The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.00m for which the maximum height would be 2.95m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.95m

    28 Jul 2026 Prior approval