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Unit 1 Sapphire Court 56 Queens Road Watford WD17 2LA

Granted Watford 18/01190/FUL Full Planning Permission

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Change of use of commercial unit to ground floor from A1, A2, D2 & B1a to A1, A2, D2, B1a and betting shop

As published by the council, reference 18/01190/FUL

Application record

Reference
18/01190/FUL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Conditional Planning Permission
Received
14 Sep 2018
Validated
14 Sep 2018
Decided
7 Nov 2018
Ward
Central
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD17 2LA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2018: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 19/00339/COU Granted

    Unit 1 Sapphire Court 56 Queens Road Watford WD17 2LA

    Change of use of commercial unit at ground floor from Classes A1 (Shops), A2 (Financial and professional services), D2 (Assembly and leisure) and B1(a) (Office) and use as a betting shop to Classes A1 (Shops), A2 (Financial and professional services), D1 (Non-residential institutions), D2 (Assembly and leisure), B1(a) (Office) and use as a betting shop.

    Decided 1 May 2019 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Sep 2018

    Received by Watford

  2. 7 Nov 2018

    Decision issued: Conditional Planning Permission

  3. 2 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Watford granted permission on 7 November 2018, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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  • Unit 1 Sapphire Court 56 Queens Road Watford WD17 2LA

    19/00339/COU Submitted 27 Mar 2019 50 yards away

    Change of use of commercial unit at ground floor from Classes A1 (Shops), A2 (Financial and professional services), D2 (Assembly and leisure) and B1(a) (Office) and use as a betting shop to Classes A1 (Shops), A2 (Financial and professional services), D1 (Non-residential institutions), D2 (Assembly and leisure), B1(a) (Office) and use as a betting shop.

    Granted Full applications 6 docs
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