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88 Princes Avenue Watford WD18 7RS

Refused Watford 18/00887/FUL Full Planning Permission

Works: New dwelling Domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

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

Proposal

Conversion of dwelling into three self-contained studio flats.

As published by the council, reference 18/00887/FUL

Application record

Reference
18/00887/FUL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Refused
Decision
Refuse Planning Permission
Received
19 Jul 2018
Validated
27 Jul 2018
Decided
17 Sep 2018
Ward
Vicarage
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD18 7RS

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 3 applications since 2018: 1 approved, 2 refused.

  • 18/01323/FUL Refused

    88 Princes Avenue Watford WD18 7RS

    To convert the existing single home unit into 2 no. separate units. No 88 Princes avenue would therefore contain 88 and 88b on the ground and a combined first and second floor flat respectively. The external garden would be a communal garden area to allow adequate amenity space for the flats (see design and access statement).

    Decided 3 Dec 2018 Full applications
  • 18/01263/HPD Granted

    88 Princes Avenue Watford WD18 7RS

    The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.0m for which the maximum height would be 2.9m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.5m.

    Decided 5 Nov 2018 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Jul 2018

    Received by Watford

  2. 27 Jul 2018

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Sep 2018

    Decision issued: Refuse Planning Permission

  4. 15 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

9 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Watford 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 full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • 88 Princes Avenue Watford WD18 7RS

    18/01323/FUL Submitted 15 Oct 2018 0m away

    To convert the existing single home unit into 2 no. separate units. No 88 Princes avenue would therefore contain 88 and 88b on the ground and a combined first and second floor flat respectively. The external garden would be a communal garden area to allow adequate amenity space for the flats (see design and access statement).

    Refused Full applications New dwelling 7 docs

  • 88 Princes Avenue Watford WD18 7RS

    18/01263/HPD Submitted 3 Oct 2018 0m away

    The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.0m for which the maximum height would be 2.9m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.5m.

    Granted Prior approval Extension 5 docs
    Small domestic

  • 89 Princes Avenue Watford WD18 7RR

    18/01400/FULH Submitted 1 Nov 2018 31m away

    Retrospective application for the erection of a single storey side/rear infill extension.

    Decided Householder Extension 10 docs
    Small domestic

  • 97 Princes Avenue Watford WD18 7RR

    20/00645/FULH Submitted 24 Jun 2020 38m away

    Erection of a single storey rear and side extension and associated internal alterations.

    Decided Householder Extension 13 docs
    Small domestic

  • 71 Princes Avenue Watford WD18 7RR

    26/00443/FULH Submitted 11 Jun 2026 56m away

    Erection of single storey side and rear extension

    Refused Householder Extension 10 docs
    Small domestic

  • 71 Princes Avenue Watford WD18 7RR

    26/00264/FULH Submitted 27 Mar 2026 56m away

    Erection of a single story side and rear extension. Convert the loft space into a habitable space with the erection of a dormer and insertion of 2 front roof windows and 1 roof light.

    Refused Householder Extension Loft or dormer +1 13 docs
    Domestic

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