Planning application
Owls Bowls Club Horseshoe Lane Watford WD25 7HH
Relates to 25/00579/FUL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Variation of Condition 2 (Drawings) of planning permission 25/00579/FUL to add a canopy to courts 4 and 5 to match existing.
As published by the council, reference 26/00574/VAR
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00574/VAR
- Type
- Variation of Condition
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Conditional Planning Permission
- Received
- 27 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 27 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 15 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Woodside
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WD25 7HH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Watford register
This site has had 3 applications since 2020: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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25/00579/FUL Granted
Owls Bowls Club Horseshoe Lane Watford WD25 7HH
Construction of five floodlit padel tennis courts on the disused bowling green, along with a canopy structure, landscaping enhancements, and internal refurbishment of the existing clubhouse.
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20/00203/COU Granted
Owls Bowls Club Horseshoe Lane Watford WD25 7HH
Renewal of temporary planning permission 19/00207/COU for change of use of the Owls Bowls Club from D2 (Assembly and Leisure) to D1 (Non-residential Institution) (place of worship) for a further period of 2 years
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Jul 2026
Received by Watford
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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15 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Conditional Planning Permission
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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25/00579/FUL Granted
Owls Bowls Club Horseshoe Lane Watford WD25 7HH
Construction of five floodlit padel tennis courts on the disused bowling green, along with a canopy structure, landscaping enhancements, and internal refurbishment of the existing clubhouse.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Watford granted permission on 15 September 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.
About amendment applications
An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.
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