News on Watford Heritage

This is the last week to have your say on Watford’s Conservation Areas, which includes: Civic Core, Estcourt, Grove Mill Lane, High Street and King Street, Macdonell Gardens, Nascot, Oxhey, St Mary's, The Square and Watford Heath.

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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 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.

Residents can have their say via the council’s engagement at watfordheritage.commonplace.is, which allows people to use geographically-focused interactive maps. Users can pin their feedback to specific locations, to 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.