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Land To The North Of Thomas Sawyer Way Watford Hertfordshire

Granted Watford 23/00626/FULM Major Full Planning Permission

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

Proposal

Redevelopment of site to provide a self-storage facility (B8 Use), with associated access, parking, circulation areas and landscaping.

As published by the council, reference 23/00626/FULM

Application record

Reference
23/00626/FULM
Type
Major Full Planning Permission
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Conditional Planning Permission
Received
18 Jul 2023
Validated
18 Jul 2023
Decided
6 Dec 2023
Ward
Vicarage
Decision by
Committee Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 12 applications since 2023: 12 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/00300/COU Granted

    Land To The North Of Thomas Sawyer Way Watford Hertfordshire

    Proposed temporary change of use (5 years) for taxi operations base and servicing

    Decided 14 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • 26/00281/NONMAT Granted

    Land To The North Of Thomas Sawyer Way Watford Hertfordshire

    Non - material amendment pursuant to planning permission 19/00779/FULM for amendments to condition 3 and 6 (updated remediation strategy)

    Decided 1 May 2026 Amendments
  • 26/00249/DISCON Granted

    Land To The North Of Thomas Sawyer Way Watford Hertfordshire

    Details submitted for Condition 11. (construction traffic management plan) pursuant to planning permission 24/00538/VARM

    Decided 14 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • 25/00484/DISCON Granted

    Land To The North Of Thomas Sawyer Way Watford Hertfordshire

    Discharge of Condition 3 (EA2 Verification), 4 (EA4 Unexpected Contamination, 6 (WBC EH2 Verification and 7 (WBC EH3 Unexpected contamination) pursuant to planning permission 19/00779/FULM.

    Decided 12 Aug 2025 Conditions
  • 25/00477/DISCON Granted

    Land To The North Of Thomas Sawyer Way Watford Hertfordshire

    Details submitted for Condition 20 (Management and maintenance plan) pursuant to planning permission 19/00778/FULM

    Decided 28 Jul 2025 Conditions
  • 25/00421/DISCON Granted

    Land To The North Of Thomas Sawyer Way Watford Hertfordshire

    Details submitted for Condition 4 and 9 (Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Verification Report for the Construction of Phase 1) pursuant to planning permission 19/00778/FULM.

    Decided 20 Jun 2025 Conditions
  • 24/00394/DISCON Granted

    Land To The North Of Thomas Sawyer Way Watford Hertfordshire

    Details submitted for Condition 4. (Surface water drainage network) pursuant to planning permission 23/00626/FULM

    Decided 2 Aug 2024 Conditions
  • 24/00376/NONMAT Granted

    Land To The North Of Thomas Sawyer Way Watford Hertfordshire

    Non - material amendment pursuant to planning permission 23/00626/FULM - amendments to external materials, walls and car parking

    Decided 2 Aug 2024 Amendments
  • 24/00375/NONMAT Granted

    Land To The North Of Thomas Sawyer Way Watford Hertfordshire

    Non-Material amendment to planning permission 19/00778/FULM for topfloor removed.balcony added to level 2, window trasom added, balcony balustrades design change to railing, windows and door configurations and sizes amended, end bays top floor removed, brick colour mix updated, brick decoratons removed, back elevation blockwork changed to brickwork.

    Decided 15 May 2024 Amendments
  • 24/00320/DISCON Granted

    Land To The North Of Thomas Sawyer Way Watford Hertfordshire

    Details submitted for Condition 3 (Surface Water Drainage Network) pursuant to planning permission 23/00626/FULM

    Decided 9 Aug 2024 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Jul 2023

    Received by Watford

  2. 6 Dec 2023

    Decision issued: Conditional Planning Permission

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

7 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 26/00513/DISCON Granted

    Safestore UK Thomas Sawyer Way Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0LZ

    Details submitted for Condition 19. (external plant) pursuant to planning permission 23/00626/FULM

    Decided 18 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 26/00048/DISCON Granted

    Land To North Thomas Sawyer Way Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0LZ

    Details submitted for Condition 5.(surface water drainage) 6.(sustainable drainage) pursuant to planning permission 23/00626/FULM

    Decided 20 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 25/00657/NONMAT Granted

    Safestore UK Thomas Sawyer Way Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0LZ

    Non - material amendment pursuant to planning permission 23/00626/FULM and 24/00376/NONMAT for changes to external bricks

    Decided 24 Jul 2025 Amendments
  • 24/00394/DISCON Granted

    Land To The North Of Thomas Sawyer Way Watford Hertfordshire

    Details submitted for Condition 4. (Surface water drainage network) pursuant to planning permission 23/00626/FULM

    Decided 2 Aug 2024 Conditions
  • 24/00376/NONMAT Granted

    Land To The North Of Thomas Sawyer Way Watford Hertfordshire

    Non - material amendment pursuant to planning permission 23/00626/FULM - amendments to external materials, walls and car parking

    Decided 2 Aug 2024 Amendments
  • 24/00320/DISCON Granted

    Land To The North Of Thomas Sawyer Way Watford Hertfordshire

    Details submitted for Condition 3 (Surface Water Drainage Network) pursuant to planning permission 23/00626/FULM

    Decided 9 Aug 2024 Conditions
  • 24/00108/DISCON Granted

    Land To The North Of Thomas Sawyer Way Watford Hertfordshire

    Details submitted for Condition 7 (Remediation Strategy), Condition 9 (Monitoring and Maintenance plan), Condition 11 (Infiltration,) Condition 12 (Piling), Condition 13 (Excavations), Condition 15 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme) pursuant to planning permission 23/00626/FULM

    Decided 30 Jul 2024 Conditions

Documents

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

66 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Watford granted permission on 6 December 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.

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