New housing in Watford Borough Council
We read Watford Borough Council's planning register every day. We hold 4,989 of its planning applications going back to 1951, and 47 of those made in the last 12 months are for new homes.
It delivered 95% of the homes it needed in the 2025 Housing Delivery Test.
Key facts
- Local Plan
- Not recorded yet.
- Five-year housing land supply
- Not recorded yet.
- Housing Delivery Test
- 95% (2025)
- Local Plan sites we hold
- None loaded yet.
- Planning applications we hold
- 4,989
Applications for new homes, by year
Applications we have identified as being for new homes, by the year they were made. Approved and refused count those decided so far.
| Year | Applications | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 42 | 3 | 10 |
| 2025 | 39 | 2 | 15 |
| 2024 | 58 | 4 | 24 |
| 2023 | 69 | 4 | 27 |
| 2022 | 64 | 1 | 33 |
The largest housing schemes of the last three years
| Homes | Site | Status | Made |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Land To The South Of Spinners Avenue And North Of Thomas Sawyer Way Redevelopment of the site to provide 52 new homes alongside a new means of access, pedestrian and vehicular circulation, amenity space and landscaping. 26/00503/FULM | Awaiting decision | 20 Oct 2026 |
| 24 | 7 Station Road Watford WD17 1AP Demolition of existing building and erection of a part one, part five, and part six-storey building comprising a commercial unit on the ground floor (Use Class E) and 24 flats above (Use Class C3) 26/00027/FULM | Awaiting decision | 26 Jan 2026 |
| 11 | 250 Lower High Street Watford WD17 2DB Notification of Change of use from Commercial (Class E) to residential (Class C3), in relation to Class MA - To provide 11 dwellings. 24/01065/CTR | Approved | 19 Nov 2024 |
| 8 | 2 Woodford Road Watford WD17 1PA Demolition of existing building and redevelopment to provide eight residential units and a one commercial unit at ground level for use within Class E, landscaping and associated works (revised description) 25/00990/FUL | Refused | 9 Apr 2026 |
| 7 | 188 - 196 First Floor St Albans Road Watford Notification of a reconfiguration of existing first floor, last used as office into 7 no dwelling apartments. 23/01202/CTR | Refused | 18 Jan 2024 |
| 6 | 129-133 The Parade High Street Watford WD17 1NA Extension at first floor and conversion of the second floor and roof void into residential accommodation from offices to form 6 No. flats 26/00432/FUL | Awaiting decision | 7 Aug 2026 |
| 6 | Condor Court 1 - 3 Gammons Lane Watford Alterations of 6No. flats from one to two bedroom dwellings 25/00440/FUL | Awaiting decision | 8 May 2025 |
| 6 | 188 - 196 St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AS Notification of reconfiguration of existing first floor, last used as office into 6no dwelling apartments. 24/01157/CTR | Approved | 17 Dec 2024 |
| 5 | Eclipse House 20 Sandown Road Watford WD24 7AE Additional storey to create 5 apartments. 26/00591/FUL | Awaiting decision | 12 Oct 2026 |
| 5 | Little Cassiobury Hempstead Road Watford Change of use to 5 x residential dwellings (Use Class C3), demolition of existing lean-to and erection of new infill extension, and associated repair works. 24/01122/FUL | Awaiting decision | 4 Mar 2025 |
Towns and villages
See every field round the edge of a town or village, scored for how likely it is to be built on.
Where this comes from
- Planning applications: Watford Borough Council's online planning register, last read 14 Nov 2026.
- Housing Delivery Test: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
- How fields are scored: how the score works.