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

Granted Watford 26/00577/NONMAT Non-material amendment of PP

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Non - material amendment pursuant to planning permission 78/00040/FUL to change the description wording of the granted application from "Erection of a new Telephone Service Centre to replace existing site buildings." to "Erection of a new warehouse (Use Class B2/B8 to replace existing site buildings."

As published by the council, reference 26/00577/NONMAT

Application record

Reference
26/00577/NONMAT
Type
Non-material amendment of PP
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Application Granted
Received
27 Jul 2026
Validated
27 Jul 2026
Decided
12 Aug 2026
Ward
Tudor
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD24 4QX

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/00573/VAR Awaiting decision

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

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

    Submitted 27 Jul 2026 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Jul 2026

    Received by Watford

  2. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 12 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Application Granted

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Watford granted permission on 12 August 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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    90% historically approved · decision due ~5 Oct

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