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Watford Palace Theatre 20 Clarendon Road Watford WD17 1JZ

Granted Watford 25/00517/LBC Listed Building Consent

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

Proposal

Listed building consent for removal of existing plant at second floor roof level and installation of Air Source Heat Pumps; installation of replacement and new radiators at ground, first, second and third floor levels and associated infrastructure.

As published by the council, reference 25/00517/LBC

Application record

Reference
25/00517/LBC
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Grant Listed Building Consent
Received
2 Jun 2025
Validated
2 Jun 2025
Decided
4 Aug 2025
Ward
Central
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD17 1JZ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 5 applications since 2025: 5 approved, 0 refused.

  • 25/00516/FUL Granted

    Watford Palace Theatre 20 Clarendon Road Watford WD17 1JZ

    Removal of existing plant at second floor roof level and installation of Air Source Heat Pumps; installation of replacement and new radiators at ground, first, second and third floor levels and associated infrastructure.

    Decided 4 Aug 2025 Full applications
  • 25/00244/ADV Granted

    Watford Palace Theatre 20 Clarendon Road Watford WD17 1JZ

    Consent to display - New Canopy to replace existing (including festoon lighting and spotlights). New Illuminated poster stand, existing text refurbished and moved, existing text and floor lights refurbished, existing text and trough light refurbished x 2

    Decided 1 Jul 2025 Advertising
  • 25/00243/FUL Granted

    Watford Palace Theatre 20 Clarendon Road Watford WD17 1JZ

    Consent to refurbish existing signage and installing new signage as per existing drawing nos: 597031-1 and 2. Please also refer to proposed drawing nos: 597031-3,4 and 5 (Revised drawings)

    Decided 1 Jul 2025 Full applications
  • 25/00245/LBC Granted

    Watford Palace Theatre 20 Clarendon Road Watford WD17 1JZ

    Listed Building Consent for Installation of signage:- New canopy to replace existing (including festoon lighting and spotlights). New illuminated poster stand, existing text refurbished and moved, existing text and floor lights refurbished, existing text and trough light refurbished x 2

    Decided 1 Jul 2025 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Jun 2025

    Received by Watford

  2. 4 Aug 2025

    Decision issued: Grant Listed Building Consent

  3. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

32 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 4 August 2025, 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 heritage and listed building applications

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • Watford Palace Theatre 20 Clarendon Road Watford WD17 1JZ

    25/00516/FUL Submitted 2 Jun 2025 50 yards away

    Removal of existing plant at second floor roof level and installation of Air Source Heat Pumps; installation of replacement and new radiators at ground, first, second and third floor levels and associated infrastructure.

    Granted Full applications 32 docs
  • Watford Palace Theatre 20 Clarendon Road Watford WD17 1JZ

    25/00244/ADV Submitted 17 Mar 2025 50 yards away

    Consent to display - New Canopy to replace existing (including festoon lighting and spotlights). New Illuminated poster stand, existing text refurbished and moved, existing text and floor lights refurbished, existing text and trough light refurbished x 2

    Granted Advertising 18 docs
  • Watford Palace Theatre 20 Clarendon Road Watford WD17 1JZ

    25/00245/LBC Submitted 17 Mar 2025 50 yards away

    Listed Building Consent for Installation of signage:- New canopy to replace existing (including festoon lighting and spotlights). New illuminated poster stand, existing text refurbished and moved, existing text and floor lights refurbished, existing text and trough light refurbished x 2

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 17 docs
  • Watford Palace Theatre 20 Clarendon Road Watford WD17 1JZ

    25/00243/FUL Submitted 17 Mar 2025 50 yards away

    Consent to refurbish existing signage and installing new signage as per existing drawing nos: 597031-1 and 2. Please also refer to proposed drawing nos: 597031-3,4 and 5 (Revised drawings)

    Granted Full applications 19 docs
  • First Floor 16 Clarendon Road Watford WD17 1JY

    18/01101/OPD Submitted 29 Aug 2018 50 yards away

    Change of use of first floor offices to residential x 2 self contained flats

    Granted Prior approval New dwelling 22 docs
  • 16 Clarendon Road Watford WD17 1JY

    20/00464/FUL Submitted 11 May 2020 50 yards away

    Erection of second floor extension to form new 2 bedroomed self contained flat

    Granted Full applications Extension 29 docs

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    Leavesden Road Baptist Church Community Hall Leavesden Road Watford WD24 5ER

    Listed building consent for Installation of rooflights to the existing community hall roof and associated internal works to facilitate use of the existing roof space

    Received 31 Aug, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
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    1 Bedford Almshouses St Marys Close Watford WD18 0EQ

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    Received 12 Aug, published by the council 2 Sep 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
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    O'Neills Station Road Watford WD17 1ET

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    Received 12 Aug, published by the council 16 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/00595/LBC Awaiting decision

    O'Neills Station Road Watford WD17 1ET

    Internal refurbishment works

    Received 30 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
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    Received 11 Jun, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings