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50 Kings Close Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0UB

Refused Watford 18/00943/OPD Class O Permitted Development

Works: New dwelling Several homes

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

Proposed Class O Change of Use from B1 Office to C3 Residential (two Flats).

As published by the council, reference 18/00943/OPD

Application record

Reference
18/00943/OPD
Type
Class O Permitted Development
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse OPD Prior Approval
Received
27 Jul 2018
Validated
27 Jul 2018
Decided
21 Sep 2018
Ward
Central
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD18 0UB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

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

  • 18/01262/OPD Granted

    50 Kings Close Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0UB

    Proposed Class O Change of Use from B1 Office to C3 Residential (two Flats).

    Decided 1 Nov 2018 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Jul 2018

    Received by Watford

  2. 21 Sep 2018

    Decision issued: Refuse OPD Prior Approval

  3. 22 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

7 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 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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