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Owls Bowls Club Horseshoe Lane Watford WD25 7HH

Granted Watford 26/00574/VAR Variation of Condition

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.

  • 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.

    Decided 28 Jul 2025 Full applications
  • 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

    Decided 16 Apr 2020 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Jul 2026

    Received by Watford

  2. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 15 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: Conditional Planning Permission

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • 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.

    Decided 28 Jul 2025 Full applications

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Woodside Leisure Centre Horseshoe Lane Watford WD25 7HH

    19/00335/FUL Submitted 27 Mar 2019 100 yards away

    Installation of two external CHP units and one gas compressor within an acoustic enclosure and two exhaust flues and 50mm and 75mm diameter pipework.

    Granted Full applications 16 docs
  • Woodside Playing Fields Horseshoe Lane Watford Hertfordshire

    21/01312/FUL Submitted 31 Aug 2021 100 yards away

    Construction of new maintenance building with staff facilities and associated secure service yard and storage facilities involving excavation of the site and new landscaping. Excavated material to be stored within the wider site for a temporary period

    Withdrawn Full applications 30 docs
  • Owls Bowls Club Woodside Playing Fields Pavilion Horseshoe Lane Watford WD25 7HH

    19/00207/COU Submitted 22 Feb 2019 100 yards away

    Change of use of the Owls Bowls Club from D2 (Assembly and Leisure) to D1 (Non-residential Institution) (place of worship) for a temporary period of up to one year.

    Granted Full applications 6 docs
  • Owls Bowls Club Horseshoe Lane Watford WD25 7HH

    20/00203/COU Submitted 21 Feb 2020 100 yards away

    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

    Granted Full applications 6 docs
  • Club House Woodside Stadium Horseshoe Lane Watford WD25 7HH

    24/00308/FUL Submitted 29 Mar 2024 100 yards away

    Erection of a new indoor training building, and new timing office.

    Granted Full applications 36 docs
  • Owls Bowls Club Horseshoe Lane Watford WD25 7HH

    25/00579/FUL Submitted 20 Jun 2025 100 yards away

    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.

    Granted Full applications 34 docs

In Watford

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    Non - material amendment pursuant to planning permission 25/00993/FULH for proposed relocation of the front porch, addition of Tudor detailing to the front elevation and replacement of a window to the rear elevation with a 4-panel door

    Received 7 Sep, published by the council 14 Sep 2026 Amendments
  • 26/00757/NONMAT Awaiting decision

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    Received 28 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Amendments
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    Non - material amendment pursuant to planning permission 19/00507/FULM for removal of artificial grass, replacement with granite sett paving to match existing and installation of seats and tables ground level block 2

    Received 24 Aug, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Amendments
  • 26/00603/VAR Granted

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    Received 4 Aug, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Amendments
  • 26/00682/NONMAT Granted

    29 - 43 Sydney Road Watford WD18 7PZ

    Non material amendment pursuant to planning permission 25/00817/VAR to change condition 27 wording to No less than 40% of the dwellings hereby approved shall be delivered to the requirements of M4(2) of the Building Regulations (2010) Access to and use of Buildings, Approved Document M (2015 as amended), Volume 1: Dwellings, M4 (2): Accessible and adaptable dwellings. The dwellings not required to be included in this condition are as follows:Block A1, units A1-3-01, A1-3-02, A1-4-01, A1-4-04, A1-6-01 and A1-6-02;Block A2, units A2-1-02, A2-1-03, A2-1-04, A2-8-01, A2-8-08, A2-10-01, A2-10-02, A2-10- 03 and A2-10-04;Block B, Units B-1-01, Unit B-1-02, Unit B-1-03, Unit B-1-04, Unit B-1-05, Unit B-1-06, Unit B-1-07 and Unit B-1-08; and Block C, Units C-1-01, C-1-02, C-1-03, C-1-04, C-1-05, C-1-06, C-1-07, C-1-09, C-5-04 and C5-05.

    Received 26 Aug, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Amendments