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Watford Girls Grammar School Ladys Close Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0AE

Granted Watford 23/00542/FUL Full Planning Permission

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

Proposal

Erection of a two storey teaching block.

As published by the council, reference 23/00542/FUL

Application record

Reference
23/00542/FUL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Conditional Planning Permission
Received
22 Jun 2023
Validated
22 Jun 2023
Decided
29 Sep 2023
Ward
Central
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD18 0AE

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/00418/DISCON Granted

    Watford Girls Grammar School Ladys Close Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0AE

    Details submitted for Condition 9 (Materials) pursuant to planning permission 23/00542/FUL - WGSG External Materials Schedule Condition 9.

    Decided 10 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 26/00138/DISCON Awaiting decision

    Watford Girls Grammar School Ladys Close Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0AE

    Details submitted for Condition 3. (Construction Management Plan), 4. and 5. (Tree and Hedge Protection Measures), 6. (Surface Water Drainage) and 7. (BREEM) pursuant to planning permission 23/00542/FUL

    Submitted 18 Feb 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Jun 2023

    Received by Watford

  2. 29 Sep 2023

    Decision issued: Conditional Planning Permission

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

2 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 26/00418/DISCON Granted

    Watford Girls Grammar School Ladys Close Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0AE

    Details submitted for Condition 9 (Materials) pursuant to planning permission 23/00542/FUL - WGSG External Materials Schedule Condition 9.

    Decided 10 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 26/00138/DISCON Awaiting decision

    Watford Girls Grammar School Ladys Close Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0AE

    Details submitted for Condition 3. (Construction Management Plan), 4. and 5. (Tree and Hedge Protection Measures), 6. (Surface Water Drainage) and 7. (BREEM) pursuant to planning permission 23/00542/FUL

    Submitted 18 Feb 2026 Conditions

Documents

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

33 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 29 September 2023, 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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