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British Telecom First Avenue Watford Hertfordshire WD25 9PS

Awaiting decision Watford 25/00359/FUL Full Planning Permission

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

Proposal

Creation of secure storage compound to the rear of the Garston Telephone exchange site. The compound will include 3Nr 6m storage containers that will house equipment and materials in support of the local telecoms infrastructure network, such as excavations tools, ducting, fibre cable and man hole covers. The perimeter fence will be a heras galvanized metal fence with weighted plastic footings to the perimeter of the storage area. In addition a temporary welfare unit will be placed on site. This is set on existing hardstanding area next to the building. The Government has set a target to connect a minimum of 85% of premises to gigabit-capable coverage by 2027. The solution of setting up small depots is both sustainable and effective in meeting the needs of the roll out.

As published by the council, reference 25/00359/FUL

Application record

Reference
25/00359/FUL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Pending consideration
Received
11 Apr 2025
Validated
11 Apr 2025
Ward
Meriden
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
WD25 9PS

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Apr 2025

    Received by Watford

  2. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 6 June 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Watford took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

16 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 eight weeks. Over the last year Watford decided full applications in a median of 113 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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