Planning application
St Thomas United Reformed Church 68 Langley Road Watford WD17 4PN
Works: Extension
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Double-storey front, side and rear extensions with internal reconfiguration to provide ancillary facilities (nursery, cafe, rest room for the deceased, meeting rooms, prayer halls, sports/events hall, and community spaces) in connection with the existing place of worship (Use Class F1)
As published by the council, reference 25/00951/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00951/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Conditional Planning Permission
- Received
- 24 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 24 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 16 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Nascot
- Decision by
- Committee Decision
- Postcode
- WD17 4PN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Watford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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22/01468/DISCON Decided
St Thomas United Reformed Church 68 Langley Road Watford WD17 4PN
Details submitted for Condition 4 (tree protection) and Condition 6 (surface water drainage) pursuant to planning permission 19/00305/FUL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Oct 2025
Received by Watford
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16 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Conditional Planning Permission
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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26/00556/DISCON Awaiting decision
68 Langley Road Watford WD17 4PN
Details submitted for Condition 3. (tree protection report), 4. (hard landscaping), 5. (soft landscaping) 6. (external materials) and 7. (construction method statement) pursuant to planning permission 25/00951/FUL
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
183 documents on file for this application
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Watford granted permission on 16 July 2026, 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.
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