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Former British Telecom Technical Services And Vehicle Centre Orphanage Road Watford WD24 4QX

Awaiting decision Watford 26/00573/VAR Variation of Condition

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

Proposal

Removal of condition 5 (personal condition) of planning permission 78/00040/FUL

As published by the council, reference 26/00573/VAR

Application record

Reference
26/00573/VAR
Type
Variation of Condition
Status
Pending consideration
Received
27 Jul 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
Tudor
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
WD24 4QX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Jul 2026

    Received by Watford

  2. 10 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 15 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 5 October 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 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

4 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

The process from here

This application is with Watford for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

About amendments applications

How this application type works

An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.

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    Non-Material amendment to planning permission 26/00251/NONMAT for proposed widening of both houses by 0.3M. Original application 23/01120/FUL.

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