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Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden Warner Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7LP

Awaiting decision Watford 23/01023/VARM Variation of a Condition for a Major

Relates to 22/00322/FULM

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans), Condition 4 (Vehicular Access Completion), Condition 10 (Highways Improvements - Local Cycle Network Improvements) and Condition 17 (Noise) of planning permission 22/00322/FULM for the provision of new sound stages, workshops, production and post-production offices, Studio support facilities (including new welfare and café building) and new roundabout to provide vehicular access to the Studios and Island Site; the construction of decked car parking and a pedestrian footbridge (Island Site); the use of land to the west of the Studios for film production and associated activities (Backlot 2); ecological improvements to existing field (Lower Field) together with site-wide landscape and necessary utilities and infrastructure works, bund construction, and ground re-profiling. Details also submitted pursuant to Conditions 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 18 (in part), 19, 20 (in part), 22, 24 and 25. (Duplicate application to Three Rivers District Council).

As published by the council, reference 23/01023/VARM

Application record

Reference
23/01023/VARM
Type
Variation of a Condition for a Major
Status
Pending consideration
Received
9 Nov 2023
Validated
9 Nov 2023
Ward
TR Leavesden
Parish
TR Abbots Langley Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
WD25 7LP

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 14 applications since 2022: 11 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/00668/FUL Awaiting decision

    Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden Warner Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7LP

    Erection of a building (with amended design) for studio operations and associated workshop use (Sui Generis).

    Submitted 24 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • 26/00642/FUL Awaiting decision

    Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden Warner Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7LP

    Part retrospective application for existing and extension of the acoustic timber fence on Backlot 2.

    Submitted 14 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • 26/00519/NONMAT Granted

    Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden Warner Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7LP

    Non - material amendment pursuant to planning permission 25/00723/VARM for variation of plans listed under Condition 2 (building 18)

    Decided 10 Jul 2026 Amendments
  • 26/00345/DISCON Granted

    Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden Warner Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7LP

    Details submitted for Condition 23. (partial discharge SuDS Management and Maintenance Strategy- phases 3, 5 and 8) pursuant to planning permission 25/00723/VARM

    Decided 1 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • 26/00333/DISCON Granted

    Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden Warner Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7LP

    Details submitted for Condition 23 (partial discharge phase 1 Surface Water Drainage) pursuant to planning permission 23/01023/VARM

    Decided 19 Jun 2026 Conditions
  • 26/00231/NMA Granted

    Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden Warner Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7LP

    Non - material amendment pursuant to planning permission 25/00723/VARM for erection of new bus shelter and stop pole

    Decided 5 May 2026 Amendments
  • 26/00231/NONMAT Granted

    Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden Warner Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7LP

    Non - material amendment pursuant to planning permission 25/00723/VARM for erection of new bus shelter and stop pole

    Decided 5 May 2026 Amendments
  • 25/00723/VARM Granted

    Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden Warner Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7LP

    Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans), Condition 11 (A41 Toucan to the Hempstead Road underpass) of planning permission 22/00322/FULM and 23/01023/VARM and (Duplicate application to Three Rivers District Council).

    Decided 9 Feb 2026 Conditions
  • 25/00046/NONMAT Granted

    Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden Warner Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7LP

    Non - material amendment pursuant to planning permission 23/01023/VARM for amendments to regularise in line with TRDC applications 24/0856/NMA and 24/1693/NMA

    Decided 5 Aug 2025 Amendments
  • 23/00689/NONMAT Granted

    Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden Warner Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7LP

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 22/00322/FULM for internal and external amendments to building 75, changes to layout and positioning of buildings 52, 53, 63 and 64, new transformer and alterations to internal road layout and associated landscaping - (Please see covering letter)

    Decided 17 Oct 2023 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Nov 2023

    Received by Watford

  2. 8 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 8 February 2024, 13 weeks from validation under the statutory target. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Watford took a median of 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • 22/00322/FULM Granted

    Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden Warner Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7LP

    The provision of new sound stages, workshops, production and post-production offices, Studio support facilities (including new welfare and café building) and new roundabout to provide vehicular access to the Studios and Island Site; the construction of decked car parking and a pedestrian footbridge (Island Site); the use of land to the west of the Studios for film production and associated activities (Backlot 2); ecological improvements to existing field (Lower Field) together with site-wide landscape and necessary utilities and infrastructure works, bund construction, and ground re-profiling. | Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden Warner Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7LP (Duplicate application to Three Rivers District Council).

    Decided 28 Feb 2023 Full applications

3 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 26/00333/DISCON Granted

    Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden Warner Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7LP

    Details submitted for Condition 23 (partial discharge phase 1 Surface Water Drainage) pursuant to planning permission 23/01023/VARM

    Decided 19 Jun 2026 Conditions
  • 25/00723/VARM Granted

    Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden Warner Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7LP

    Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans), Condition 11 (A41 Toucan to the Hempstead Road underpass) of planning permission 22/00322/FULM and 23/01023/VARM and (Duplicate application to Three Rivers District Council).

    Decided 9 Feb 2026 Conditions
  • 25/00046/NONMAT Granted

    Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden Warner Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7LP

    Non - material amendment pursuant to planning permission 23/01023/VARM for amendments to regularise in line with TRDC applications 24/0856/NMA and 24/1693/NMA

    Decided 5 Aug 2025 Amendments

Documents

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

286 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Watford for determination, against a statutory target of thirteen weeks. Over the last year Watford decided condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

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