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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
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

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

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About prior approval applications

How this application type works

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

More on prior approval applications in our guide

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