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253 St Albans Road Watford WD24 5BQ

Refused Watford 18/01299/FUL Full Planning Permission

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

Proposal

The rear of the shop being converted into a flat - the front of the shop to be also split in the middle creating 2 retail units

As published by the council, reference 18/01299/FUL

Application record

Reference
18/01299/FUL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Refused
Decision
Refuse Planning Permission
Received
10 Oct 2018
Validated
18 Oct 2018
Decided
6 Dec 2018
Ward
Callowland
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD24 5BQ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Oct 2018

    Received by Watford

  2. 18 Oct 2018

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 6 Dec 2018

    Decision issued: Refuse Planning Permission

  4. 2 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

13 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 full applications applications

How this application type works

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

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