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38 Gade Avenue Watford Hertfordshire WD18 7LG

Refused Watford 19/00303/COU Change of Use

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

Proposal

Change of Use from Class C3 Dwellinghouse to Sui Generis House in multiple occupation for a maximum of 7 persons including associated internal alterations

As published by the council, reference 19/00303/COU

Application record

Reference
19/00303/COU
Type
Change of Use
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse Planning Permission
Received
18 Mar 2019
Validated
20 Mar 2019
Decided
1 May 2019
Ward
Park
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD18 7LG

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • 19/00021/COU Withdrawn

    38 Gade Avenue Watford Hertfordshire WD18 7LG

    1Change of Use from C3(b) to existing property for proposed supported housing scheme. One extra bedroom.

    Decided 31 Jan 2019 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Mar 2019

    Received by Watford

  2. 20 Mar 2019

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 1 May 2019

    Decision issued: Refuse Planning Permission

  4. 25 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

26 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 full applications

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  • 38 Gade Avenue Watford Hertfordshire WD18 7LG

    19/00021/COU Submitted 7 Jan 2019 50 yards away

    1Change of Use from C3(b) to existing property for proposed supported housing scheme. One extra bedroom.

    Withdrawn Full applications 22 docs

  • 44 Gade Avenue Watford WD18 7LG

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  • 32 Gade Avenue Watford Hertfordshire WD18 7LG

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  • 54 Gade Avenue Watford WD18 7LG

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