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Watford Borough Council Town Hall Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3EX

Awaiting decision Watford 26/00444/LBC Listed Building Consent

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Museum Fit Out of Watford Town Hall

As published by the council, reference 26/00444/LBC

Application record

Reference
26/00444/LBC
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Pending consideration
Received
11 Jun 2026
Validated
12 Jun 2026
Ward
Park
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
WD17 3EX

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 5 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/00766/DISCON Awaiting decision

    Watford Borough Council Town Hall Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3EX

    Details submitted for Condition 5 and 11 (hard landscaping) pursuant to planning permission 22/01237/FUL and 22/01238/LBC

    Submitted 30 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • 26/00619/DISCON Awaiting decision

    Watford Borough Council Town Hall Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3EX

    Details submitted for Conditions 4 (Works to specified rooms) and Condition 7 (First floor of the building) pursuant to planning permission 22/01238/LBC (Revised description)

    Submitted 10 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 26/00517/ADV Granted

    Watford Borough Council Town Hall Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3EX

    Consent to display progress flag on existing flag pole outside entrance to Town Hall

    Decided 18 Aug 2026 Advertising
  • 25/00360/DISCON Granted

    Watford Borough Council Town Hall Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3EX

    Details submitted for Condition 4 and 5 pursuant to planning permission 22/01237/FUL and Conditions 10 and 11 pursuant to planning permission 22/01328/LBC (Revised Drawings)

    Decided 4 Aug 2025 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Jun 2026

    Received by Watford

  2. 12 Jun 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 7 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Watford took a median of 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

50 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Watford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Watford's median decision took 53 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About heritage and listed building applications

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Town Hall Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3EX

    23/01169/DISCON Submitted 18 Dec 2023 50 yards away

    Details submitted for Condition 11 (hard landscaping plan) pursuant to planning permission 22/01238/LBC

    Granted Conditions 18 docs
  • Town Hall Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3EX

    23/01176/DISCON Submitted 18 Dec 2023 50 yards away

    Details submitted for Condition 6(i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) (external fabric works ground floor) pursuant to planning permission 22/01238/LBC

    Granted Conditions 14 docs
  • Town Hall Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3EX

    23/01175/DISCON Submitted 18 Dec 2023 50 yards away

    Details submitted for Condition 3(i)-(v) (external fabric works ground floor) pursuant to planning permission 22/01237/FUL

    Granted Conditions 17 docs
  • Watford Borough Council Town Hall Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3EX

    25/00360/DISCON Submitted 11 Apr 2025 50 yards away

    Details submitted for Condition 4 and 5 pursuant to planning permission 22/01237/FUL and Conditions 10 and 11 pursuant to planning permission 22/01328/LBC (Revised Drawings)

    Granted Conditions 28 docs
  • Town Hall Hempstead Road Watford Hertfordshire WD17 3EX

    22/00617/DISCON Submitted 10 May 2022 50 yards away

    Details submitted for Condition 4 (cavity wall insulation insulation - non-panelled rooms), Condition 5 (cavity wall insulation method statement - timber panelled rooms), Condition 6 (cavity wall insulation method statement - council chamber) and Condition 7 (cavity wall insulation method statement - long term monitoring) pursuant to listed building consent 21/01111/LBC

    Granted Conditions 15 docs
  • Watford Borough Council Town Hall Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3EX

    26/00619/DISCON Submitted 10 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    95% historically approved · decision due ~5 Oct

    Details submitted for Conditions 4 (Works to specified rooms) and Condition 7 (First floor of the building) pursuant to planning permission 22/01238/LBC (Revised description)

    Awaiting decision Conditions 9 docs

In Watford

  • 26/00633/LBC Refused

    O'Neills Station Road Watford WD17 1ET

    Listed building consent for new signage and lights station road elevation, to train station and to car park. Comprising of internally illuminated signs, O'Neill's built up letter, cabochon lightbulb lighting, up and down lighters to replace all existing lanterns, flood lights, high tac arlon vinyl, push through sign, oversized sign written roundle, digitally printed images and digital media screen signs.

    Received 12 Aug, published by the council 16 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/00595/LBC Granted

    O'Neills Station Road Watford WD17 1ET

    Internal refurbishment works

    Received 30 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/00695/LBC Awaiting decision

    Leavesden Road Baptist Church Community Hall Leavesden Road Watford WD24 5ER

    Listed building consent for Installation of rooflights to the existing community hall roof and associated internal works to facilitate use of the existing roof space

    Received 31 Aug, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/00634/LBC Awaiting decision

    1 Bedford Almshouses St Marys Close Watford WD18 0EQ

    Listed Building Consent for removal of existing boxing, relocation of pipework and modifications to bathroom layout and reintroduction of the secondary boxing, main wall will not be affected.

    Received 12 Aug, published by the council 2 Sep 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/00214/LBC Granted

    Derby Road Baptist Church Derby Road Watford WD17 2LZ

    Listed Building consent for proposed new internal layout of female toilets to accommodate new unisex disabled wc.

    Received 13 Mar, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings