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Arliss Court 24 Clarendon Road Watford WD17 1JY

Refused Watford 18/01007/OPD Class O Permitted Development

Works: New dwelling

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

Proposal

Change of use of the existing offices (Class B1a) on the ground floor to 9 residential flats (Class C3) under Class O (offices to dwellinghouses) under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.

As published by the council, reference 18/01007/OPD

Application record

Reference
18/01007/OPD
Type
Class O Permitted Development
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse OPD Prior Approval
Received
8 Aug 2018
Validated
13 Aug 2018
Decided
2 Oct 2018
Ward
Central
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD17 1JY

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

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

  • 19/00508/FUL Withdrawn

    Arliss Court 24 Clarendon Road Watford WD17 1JY

    Erection of railings to enclose an existing car park.

    Decided 8 Jul 2019 Full applications
  • 18/01551/OPD Granted

    Arliss Court 24 Clarendon Road Watford WD17 1JY

    Notification of change of use from Class B1a (offices) on the ground floor to 9 residential flats falling within Class C3 (residential) under Class O (offices to dwellinghouses) under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.

    Decided 23 Jan 2019 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Aug 2018

    Received by Watford

  2. 13 Aug 2018

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Oct 2018

    Decision issued: Refuse OPD Prior Approval

  4. 26 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

15 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Arliss Court 24 Clarendon Road Watford WD17 1JY

    18/01551/OPD Submitted 5 Dec 2018 50 yards away

    Notification of change of use from Class B1a (offices) on the ground floor to 9 residential flats falling within Class C3 (residential) under Class O (offices to dwellinghouses) under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.

    Granted Prior approval New dwelling 18 docs

  • Arliss Court 24 Clarendon Road Watford WD17 1JY

    19/00508/FUL Submitted 8 May 2019 50 yards away

    Erection of railings to enclose an existing car park.

    Withdrawn Full applications 19 docs

  • Watford Palace Theatre 20 Clarendon Road Watford WD17 1JZ

    25/00516/FUL Submitted 2 Jun 2025 50 yards away

    Removal of existing plant at second floor roof level and installation of Air Source Heat Pumps; installation of replacement and new radiators at ground, first, second and third floor levels and associated infrastructure.

    Granted Full applications 32 docs

  • Watford Palace Theatre 20 Clarendon Road Watford WD17 1JZ

    25/00517/LBC Submitted 2 Jun 2025 50 yards away

    Listed building consent for removal of existing plant at second floor roof level and installation of Air Source Heat Pumps; installation of replacement and new radiators at ground, first, second and third floor levels and associated infrastructure.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 32 docs

  • Watford Palace Theatre 20 Clarendon Road Watford WD17 1JZ

    25/00244/ADV Submitted 17 Mar 2025 50 yards away

    Consent to display - New Canopy to replace existing (including festoon lighting and spotlights). New Illuminated poster stand, existing text refurbished and moved, existing text and floor lights refurbished, existing text and trough light refurbished x 2

    Granted Advertising 18 docs

  • Watford Palace Theatre 20 Clarendon Road Watford WD17 1JZ

    25/00245/LBC Submitted 17 Mar 2025 50 yards away

    Listed Building Consent for Installation of signage:- New canopy to replace existing (including festoon lighting and spotlights). New illuminated poster stand, existing text refurbished and moved, existing text and floor lights refurbished, existing text and trough light refurbished x 2

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 17 docs

In Watford

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    Received 2 Oct, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Prior approval
  • 26/00660/HPD Granted

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    Received 20 Aug, published by the council 22 Aug 2026 Prior approval
  • 26/00617/AAPA Refused

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    Received 10 Aug, published by the council 15 Aug 2026 Prior approval
  • 26/00769/HPD Awaiting decision

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    The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6m for which the maximum height would be 3.3m and for which the height of the eaves would be 3m

    Received 30 Sep, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Prior approval