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78 High Road Watford WD25 7LJ

Refused Watford 20/00375/OUT Outline Consent

Works: Demolition Small domestic

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

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

Proposal

Demolish existing extended house and construct a new block of 5 cluster homes, with 6 parking spaces at the front and seperate rear gardens including bin stores and shed cycle stores.

As published by the council, reference 20/00375/OUT

Application record

Reference
20/00375/OUT
Type
Outline Consent
Status
Refused
Decision
Refuse Outline Permission
Received
3 Apr 2020
Validated
3 Apr 2020
Decided
29 May 2020
Ward
Woodside
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD25 7LJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 4 applications since 2020: 1 approved, 2 refused.

  • 26/00164/REM Granted

    78 High Road Watford WD25 7LJ

    Application for approval of Reserved Matters for Condition 1 (Access) pursuant to outline planning permission 25/00220/OUT

    Decided 12 Aug 2026 Reserved matters
  • 25/00220/OUT Decided

    78 High Road Watford WD25 7LJ

    Outline application for demolition of existing dwelling and erection of a new block of 4 homes, bin/cycle store and fencing.

    Decided 17 Jul 2025 Outline
  • 20/00691/FUL Refused

    78 High Road Watford WD25 7LJ

    Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 3 x 3 bed dwellings

    Decided 27 Aug 2020 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Apr 2020

    Received by Watford

  2. 29 May 2020

    Decision issued: Refuse Outline Permission

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

35 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 outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • 78 High Road Watford WD25 7LJ

    25/00220/OUT Submitted 10 Mar 2025 0m away

    Outline application for demolition of existing dwelling and erection of a new block of 4 homes, bin/cycle store and fencing.

    Decided Outline Demolition 18 docs
    Domestic

  • 78 High Road Watford WD25 7LJ

    20/00691/FUL Submitted 8 Jul 2020 0m away

    Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 3 x 3 bed dwellings

    Refused Full applications Demolition 39 docs
    Domestic

  • 78 High Road Watford WD25 7LJ

    26/00164/REM Submitted 2 Mar 2026 1m away

    Application for approval of Reserved Matters for Condition 1 (Access) pursuant to outline planning permission 25/00220/OUT

    Granted Reserved matters 16 docs

  • 78 High Road Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7LJ

    22/01168/REM Submitted 4 Oct 2022 1m away

    Application for approval of Reserved Matters for Condition 1 (No development shall commence until details of the: a) Access b) Landscaping (hereinafter referred to as "the Reserved Matters") have been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority) pursuant to outline planning permission 21/01869/OUT

    Granted Reserved matters 10 docs

  • 78 High Road Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7LJ

    22/01169/DISCON Submitted 4 Oct 2022 2m away

    Details submitted for Condition 5 (No construction works shall commence until details of the materials to be used for all the external finishes of the building, including walls, roof, dormers, porch, doors, windows and rainwater goods have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be carried out only in accordance with the approved materials.) pursuant to planning permission 21/01869/OUT

    Decided Conditions Extension Loft or dormer +1 3 docs
    Small domestic

  • 78A High Road Watford WD25 7LJ

    21/01855/FULH Submitted 21 Dec 2021 14m away

    Proposed single storey wrap around extension with roof lights and internal changes.

    Decided Householder Extension Loft or dormer 14 docs
    Small domestic

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    78 High Road Watford WD25 7LJ

    Outline application for demolition of existing dwelling and erection of a new block of 4 homes, bin/cycle store and fencing.

    10 Mar 2025 Outline