Planning application
317 - 319 Lower High Street Watford WD17 2JD
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
External alterations to existing buildings, removal of the roller shutters, metal railing and security mesh from the facade of the front building, and removal of the roller shutter and timber boarding from the facade of the rear building.
As published by the council, reference 26/00402/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00402/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Conditional Planning Permission
- Received
- 29 May 2026
- Validated
- 29 May 2026
- Decided
- 20 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Oxhey
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WD17 2JD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Watford register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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26/00641/CTR Awaiting decision
317 - 319 Lower High Street Watford WD17 2JD
Notification of change of use of both buildings located on the site to provide a total of 8 x 1 bedroom flats.
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25/00110/CTR Refused
317 - 319 Lower High Street Watford WD17 2JD
Notification of change of use from business services to dwellinghouses (both buildings located on the site) to provide a total of 8x 1 bedroom flats
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 May 2026
Received by Watford
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20 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Conditional Planning Permission
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Watford granted permission on 20 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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