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St Thomas United Reformed Church 68 Langley Road Watford WD17 4PN

Granted Watford 25/00951/FUL Full Planning Permission

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.

  • 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

    Decided 3 Nov 2023 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Oct 2025

    Received by Watford

  2. 16 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Conditional Planning Permission

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 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

    Submitted 20 Jul 2026 Conditions

Documents

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

183 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

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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A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • St Thomas United Reformed Church 68 Langley Road Watford WD17 4PN

    22/01468/DISCON Submitted 14 Dec 2022 50 yards away

    Details submitted for Condition 4 (tree protection) and Condition 6 (surface water drainage) pursuant to planning permission 19/00305/FUL

    Decided Conditions Trees 10 docs
  • 68 Langley Road Watford WD17 4PN

    26/00556/DISCON Submitted 20 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    95% historically approved · decision due ~12 Oct

    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

    Awaiting decision Conditions Trees 11 docs
  • The Manse 27 Stratford Road Watford WD17 4QG

    23/01066/FULH Submitted 20 Nov 2023 50 yards away

    Erection of single storey rear extension and associated landscaping

    Granted Householder Extension 27 docs
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  • 1 Elton Park Watford WD17 4NW

    21/00451/TCA Submitted 25 Mar 2021 50 yards away

    Works to trees in conservation area - see application form and tree list

    Granted Trees 5 docs
  • 25A Stratford Road Watford WD17 4QG

    20/00785/TCA Submitted 27 Jul 2020 50 yards away

    Works to trees in a Conservation area. Group of ivy covered holly trees - at least 4 trees. To reduce all trees to 4 metres high and trim sides of all trees.

    Granted Trees 3 docs
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    22/01484/FULH Submitted 28 Dec 2022 100 yards away

    AMENDED DRAWINGS: Erection of a single storey side and rear extension, formation of a new basement with car ports and an external sunken courtyard at the rear, and relocation of the main entrance door to the front elevation. Replacement windows to the front lounge to match existing.

    Granted Householder Extension Windows or glazing 40 docs
    Small domestic

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