Slick Pick For Watford Nick

McLaren Living has been picked for its slickness of delivery for the redevelopment of Watford Police Station and Magistrates Court and to deliver 314 build-to-rent homes, office workspace, retail space and a new public square.

Watford Borough Council has resolved to grant planning to the firm as it has a focus on build-to-rent and co-living. In the heart of Watford, McLaren Living’s approved plans will regenerate an underutilised town centre location on Clarendon Road which is close to local amenities and within 100 metres of Watford Junction station. The 1.75 acre brownfield site, which forms part of the Watford Gateway Strategic Development Area, will deliver 314 market and affordable build-to-rent homes (including 10% affordable, all of which will be family apartments with dual aspect and with private external amenity).  

Public realm
The proposals feature a new public garden square and children’s play space. There will be office space in a standalone building, retail space and a café, along with other public realm and landscaping, including retaining the existing mature trees along Clarendon Road.

Sustainability
The development will deliver sustainability benefits that exceed those set out in Watford’s Sustainability Strategy; embodied carbon will be reduced by re-purposing some of the existing structures on the site. A range of sustainability and energy efficient measures will result in a carbon reduction of 72.5%, it is claimed.

Jobs
The plans for Clarendon Road will also bring significant employment opportunities to the area throughout the construction and operational phases, along with associated socio-economic benefits to the local community. In addition, £3.5m will be provided in Community Infrastructure Levy for strategic infrastructure delivery, along with Section 106 contributions. Patrick Joyce, the development director at McLaren Living, says: “This 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.”  

Picture: McLaren Living has been given the go-ahead for Clarendon Road, a new mixed-use urban quarter in Watford.


www.mclarenproperty.com

Article written by Cathryn Ellis
20th March 2025

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