Watford development will see police station and magistrates court demolished
McLaren Living has been granted approval to build a 314-home mixed-use scheme on the site of a former police station and magistrates court.
The Clarendon Road development in Watford will see the demolition of existing buildings and three blocks of flats built ranging from four storeys to 23 storeys in height, along with a six-storey office block.
The scheme, designed by PRP, includes 314 build-to-rent homes of which 10% are affordable in the form of discounted market rent. This is below the 35% affordable Watford Borough Council aspires to in its local plan but was justified due to a viability assessment, according to council papers.
The 1.75 acre brownfield site forms part of the Watford Gateway Strategic Development Area which the council hopes will see more than 2,700 homes delivered.
The scheme was approved at a meeting of Watford Borough Council’s development management committee last night.
The proposed scheme also features a new public garden square and children’s play space, along, retail space and a café, public realm and landscaping will be on site car parking available, including disabled parking, plus over 400 cycle spaces.
Patrick Joyce, development director at McLaren Living, said: “We very much look forward to delivering on our plans for Clarendon Road and bringing forward a new mixed-use urban quarter for Watford.
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“It is an exciting opportunity to revitalise this part of Clarendon Road and to deliver much needed homes, workspace, a new garden square and public realm on an underutilised town centre site.”
The proposals feature a new public Garden Square and children’s play space, along with flexible high-quality office space in a standalone building, retail space and a café, along with public realm and landscaping, including retaining the existing mature trees along Clarendon Road. There will be on site car parking available, including disabled parking, plus over 400 cycle spaces.
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