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218 St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AU

Refused Watford 20/00445/FUL Full Planning Permission

Works: Extension Loft or dormer Demolition

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

Proposal

The creation of two residential units (1 x 1 bed and 1 x studio) facilitated by the demolition of a two storey outbuilding, internal floorplan changes to the 1 x 3 bed unit, a part single part two storey side and rear extension, erection of a flat roof rear dormer and external alterations.

As published by the council, reference 20/00445/FUL

Application record

Reference
20/00445/FUL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Refused
Decision
Refuse Planning Permission
Received
1 May 2020
Validated
1 May 2020
Decided
23 Jun 2020
Ward
Callowland
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD24 4AU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 May 2020

    Received by Watford

  2. 23 Jun 2020

    Decision issued: Refuse Planning Permission

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

28 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About full applications applications

How this application type works

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

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