News on Watford Heritage

The Conservation team will be in the Urban Room (15-17 Queens Road - the old Santander opposite Primark) on 16 August (2pm to 4pm) and 24 August (12:30pm to 4pm). People can found out more about the town's 10 Conservation areas and leave suggestions for places that could be further enhanced. We will inform you again if the team run more drop-in sessions before the consultation closes on 30 September.

If you haven't already, don't forget to leave your comments on https://watfordheritage.commonplace.is/en-GB/map/have-your-say

What is a Conservation area and why are we asking for feedback

Conservation areas exist to protect the uniqueness of places and there are around 10,000 areas in England, with 10 of them within the Borough. They have extra planning controls and considerations in place to protect the historical elements of the area. The areas include: Civic Core, Estcourt, Grove Mill Lane, High Street and King Street, Macdonell Gardens, Nascot, Oxhey, St Mary's, The Square and Watford Heath.

The Watford Conservation Area Management Plan is currently being reviewed and updated to ensure the document reflects the latest policy and guidance, as well as ensuring that the unique special interest of the areas are captured and protected.

Via the council’s engagement at watfordheritage.commonplace.is, people can use geographically-focused interactive maps to pin their feedback to specific locations. This will help the council understand what local residents are saying - and where. Questions being asked include people’s favourite area of Watford and suggestions for places that could be further enhanced.