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Mothercare HQ 1 Cherry Tree Road Watford WD24 6SH

Refused Watford 19/00272/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

Notification of proposed change of use from Class B1 (office) to Class C3 (residential)

As published by the council, reference 19/00272/OPD

Application record

Reference
19/00272/OPD
Type
Class O Permitted Development
Status
Refused
Decision
Refuse OPD Prior Approval
Received
11 Mar 2019
Validated
12 Mar 2019
Decided
26 Apr 2019
Ward
Leggatts
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD24 6SH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 19/01479/OPD Granted

    Mothercare HQ 1 Cherry Tree Road Watford WD24 6SH

    Notification of proposed change of use from Class B1 (office) to Class C3 (residential) to provide 110 residential flats (amended scheme to 19/00799/OPD)

    Decided 27 Feb 2020 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Mar 2019

    Received by Watford

  2. 12 Mar 2019

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Apr 2019

    Decision issued: Refuse OPD Prior Approval

  4. 8 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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  • Mothercare HQ 1 Cherry Tree Road Watford WD24 6SH

    19/01479/OPD Submitted 24 Dec 2019 6m away

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  • Mother Care HQ 1 Cherry Tree Road Watford WD24 6SH

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    Notification of proposed change of use from Class B1 (office) to Class C3 (residential).

    Granted Full applications 19 docs

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