Planning application
Watford Borough Council Town Hall Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3EX
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.
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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
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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)
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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
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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)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Jun 2026
Received by Watford
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12 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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.
Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.
Open the documentsWhat 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.
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Town Hall Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3EX
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
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
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
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
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Granted Conditions 15 docs -
Watford Borough Council Town Hall Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3EX
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
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