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16 Elm Avenue Watford Hertfordshire WD19 4BE

Granted Watford 20/00216/HPD Householder Permitted Development

Works: Extension Small domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

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

Proposal

The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 8.0m for which the maximum height would be 3.0m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.8m.

As published by the council, reference 20/00216/HPD

Application record

Reference
20/00216/HPD
Type
Householder Permitted Development
Status
Approval Not Required
Decision
HPD Prior Approval Not Required
Received
25 Feb 2020
Validated
25 Feb 2020
Decided
1 Apr 2020
Ward
Oxhey
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD19 4BE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Feb 2020

    Received by Watford

  2. 1 Apr 2020

    Decision issued: HPD Prior Approval Not Required

  3. 2 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Watford granted permission on 1 April 2020, 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.

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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