Planning application
25/00721/GPDO
Grass Verge Off Coates Way St Albans Road Watford WD25 9NW
Proposal
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
As published by the council, reference 25/00721/GPDO
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Aug 2025
Received by Watford
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22 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Application Withdrawn
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What withdrawal means
The process from here
The applicant withdrew this application before the council decided it, so it carries no planning weight and no fee refund is automatic. Withdrawal often follows officer feedback that a refusal was likely.
The applicant is free to submit a revised application at any time, and many withdrawn schemes return in amended form, so the site is worth watching if the proposal affected you.
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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22/00684/DISCON Decided
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24/00014/DISCON Decided
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Details submitted for Condition 6 (Block C contamination verification report) pursuant to planning permission 21/00698/FULM
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21/01412/DISCON Decided
934-974 Marchwood House St Albans Road Watford WD25 9NN
Details submitted for Condition 3 (flood risk assessment) pursuant to planning permission 21/00698/FULM
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22/00369/DISCON Decided
934-974 Marchwood House St Albans Road Watford WD25 9NN
Details submitted for Condition 10. (landscaping) pursuant to planning permission 21/00698/FULM
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22/00370/DISCON Decided
934-974 Marchwood House St Albans Road Watford WD25 9NN
Details submitted for Condition 9.(hard landscaping) pursuant to planning permission 21/00698/FULM
Other telecoms applications
In Watford
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25/00534/GPDO Granted
Grass Verge On Junction Of Wiggenhall Road And Farraline Road Wiggenhall Road Watford WD18 0DQ
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.
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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)