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192 & 194 Watford Road Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire

Refused St Albans 5/2026/0509 Prior approval - Retail to residential or mix

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Prior approval - Conversion of existing ancillary office space on the first floor of 192 Watford Road to residential use to extend and increase the floor area of the existing residential use on the first and second floors of 194 Watford Road

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0509

Application record

Reference
5/2026/0509
Type
Prior approval - Retail to residential or mix
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: COU Prior approval required and refused
Received
16 Mar 2026
Validated
16 Mar 2026
Decided
8 May 2026
Ward
St Stephen
Parish
St Stephen
Decision by
Delegated

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Mar 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 8 May 2026

    Decision issued: COU Prior approval required and refused

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

17 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

St Albans refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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