Planning application
25/00534/GPDO
Grass Verge On Junction Of Wiggenhall Road And Farraline Road Wiggenhall Road Watford WD18 0DQ
Proposal
Installation of a 20m high Hutchinson Engineering Phase 8 monopole with wrap around cabinet supporting 6no. antennas, 2no. 300mm transmission dishes, 3no equipment cabinets and ancillary development thereto.
As published by the council, reference 25/00534/GPDO
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Jun 2025
Received by Watford
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28 Aug 2025
Decision issued: Grant GPDO Part 24 Prior Approval
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About telecoms applications
How this application type works
Telecommunications applications cover masts, antennas and cabinets, most of which come forward as prior approval cases under permitted development rules. The council typically has 56 days to consider siting and appearance only. The need for the network itself is treated as established, so objections carry most weight where they address visual impact or siting.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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25/00205/FUL Refused
Footpath Outside 14 - 16 Vicarage Road Watford WD18 0EH
Installation of 1No. BT Digital Street Hub Unit and associated advertisement panels on either side of the unit
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25/00206/ADV Refused
Footpath Outside 14 - 16 Vicarage Road Watford WD18 0EH
Consent to display two digital 75 inch LCD display screen, one on each side of the Street Hub unit.
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23/00979/LDC Granted
16 Wiggenhall Road Watford WD18 0AL
Lawful Development Certificate for Loft Conversion with Side Dormer
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23/01061/FUL Decided
51 Vicarage Road Watford WD18 0DE
Erection of single storey rear extension
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22/01450/FULH Refused
4-6 St James Road Watford WD18 0EA
Rear detatched building to number 4 to attach/combine with number 6
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23/01054/COU Decided
6 St James Road Watford WD18 0EA
Retrospective change of use of property from Use Class C3 (dwellinghouse) to mixed-use consisting of Use Class C3 (dwellinghouse) and Use Class Sui Generis (childminding) on the ground floor.
Other telecoms applications
In Watford
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25/00721/GPDO Withdrawn
Grass Verge Off Coates Way St Albans Road Watford WD25 9NW
Notification of the installation of a 20 metre high monopole supporting 6 no. antennas and 2 no. transmission dishes, together with 3 no. ground based equipment cabinets and ancillary development thereto
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25/00366/GPDO Granted
Pavement Outside North Watford Methodist Church The Harebreaks Watford
Notification of the installation of a 17.5 m monopole supporting 6no. antennas, 1no. 300mm transmission dish and ancillary development thereto. For informative purposes, 3no. equipment cabinets permitted by Class A(a) of Part 16 of Schedule 2 of the GPDO are shown on the accompanying drawings.
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22/00702/GPDO16 Granted
North Western Avenue Near 210 Leggatts Rise Watford WD25 0BL
Prior approval application for the siting and appearance of an 18m high monopole telecommunications mast within the grass verge between Leggatts Rise and North Western Road
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22/00571/GPDO16 Refused
Grass Verge Opposite Cedar Road Oxhey Road Watford
Notification of details of proposed 'slim line' 15m high monopole telecommunications mast with wraparound cabinet at base, 3no. additional ancillary equipment cabinets and associated ancillary works
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22/00538/GPDO16 Granted
Grass Verge Opposite Timberland Car Park Radlett Road Watford
Notification of proposed 15m high phase 8 monopole telecommunications mast with wraparound cabinet at base and associated ancillary works (amended description - mast height reduced from 16m to 15m)