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30 - 34 The Parade High Street Rigby House Watford WD17 1EA

Refused Watford 18/01311/OPD Class O Permitted Development

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 upper floors from Class B1(a) Offices to Class C3 Residential (16 no. units)

As published by the council, reference 18/01311/OPD

Application record

Reference
18/01311/OPD
Type
Class O Permitted Development
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse OPD Prior Approval
Received
11 Oct 2018
Validated
1 Nov 2018
Decided
19 Dec 2018
Ward
Central
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD17 1EA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Oct 2018

    Received by Watford

  2. 1 Nov 2018

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 19 Dec 2018

    Decision issued: Refuse OPD Prior Approval

  4. 2 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

29 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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