Residential design guide
Watford is a thriving town, with plenty of new development going up – often in close proximity to some of our many fine old buildings.
The Residential Design Guide (RDG) for Watford deals principally with the aesthetic aspects of a building's design. The guide was initially drafted for the Council by consultants Nathaniel Lichfield and Partners, being consulted on for several times and further developed by Watford Borough Council.
The Residential Design Guide was adopted as a Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) in Watford’s Local Development Framework (LDF) in November 2008 and is now published in two volumes: See links below.
- Volumes I - the ‘Building New Homes’ guide (122pp) and
- Volumes II - the ‘Extending Your Home’ guide (42pp).
The character mapping in Volume 1 (Building New Homes) has been superseded by the mapping and character analysis provided in the Watford Character of Area Study (2011). This document is available to download from here.
Hard copies of the RDG are available upon request to the Planning Policy team at:-
Watford Borough Council
Planning Policy Team
Town Hall
Watford
WD17 3EX
Fax: 01923 278273
Tel: 01923 278970
or email using the address below.
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