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78A High Road Watford WD25 7LJ

Refused Watford 20/00447/HPD Householder Permitted Development

Works: Extension 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

The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.0m for which the maximum height would be 3.30m and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.30m

As published by the council, reference 20/00447/HPD

Application record

Reference
20/00447/HPD
Type
Householder Permitted Development
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse HPD Prior Approval
Received
1 May 2020
Validated
1 May 2020
Decided
6 Jun 2020
Ward
Woodside
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD25 7LJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 5 applications since 2020: 4 approved, 1 refused.

  • 24/00663/FULH Granted

    78A High Road Watford WD25 7LJ

    Part proposed part retention of outbuilding.

    Decided 21 Aug 2024 Householder
  • 23/00684/FULH Granted

    78A High Road Watford WD25 7LJ

    Demolition of existing garage and erection of rear and side single storey ground floor extensions

    Decided 29 Sep 2023 Householder
  • 21/01855/FULH Granted

    78A High Road Watford WD25 7LJ

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

    Decided 11 Feb 2022 Householder
  • 21/00523/LDC Granted

    78A High Road Watford WD25 7LJ

    Lawful development certificate for proposed 4m single storey rear extension

    Decided 25 May 2021 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 May 2020

    Received by Watford

  2. 6 Jun 2020

    Decision issued: Refuse HPD Prior Approval

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

9 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 78A High Road Watford WD25 7LJ

    24/00663/FULH Submitted 11 Jul 2024 50 yards away

    Part proposed part retention of outbuilding.

    Granted Householder 12 docs
    Small domestic

  • 80 High Road Watford WD25 7LJ

    23/00524/FULH Submitted 14 Jun 2023 50 yards away

    Erection of a single storey rear extension

    Granted Householder Extension 11 docs
    Small domestic

  • 78A High Road Watford WD25 7LJ

    21/01855/FULH Submitted 21 Dec 2021 50 yards away

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

    Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer 14 docs
    Small domestic

  • 78A High Road Watford WD25 7LJ

    21/00523/LDC Submitted 7 Apr 2021 50 yards away

    Lawful development certificate for proposed 4m single storey rear extension

    Granted Lawful development Extension 15 docs
    Small domestic

  • 78A High Road Watford WD25 7LJ

    23/00684/FULH Submitted 7 Aug 2023 50 yards away

    Demolition of existing garage and erection of rear and side single storey ground floor extensions

    Granted Householder Extension Demolition 19 docs
    Small domestic

  • 78 High Road Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7LJ

    22/01169/DISCON Submitted 4 Oct 2022 50 yards 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

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

In Watford

  • 26/00781/HPD Awaiting decision

    50 Butterwick Watford Hertfordshire WD25 9SD

    The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.0m for which the maximum height would be 3.0m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.70m.

    Received 5 Oct, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Prior approval
  • 26/00777/HPD Awaiting decision

    984 St Albans Road Watford WD25 9NP

    The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.0m for which the maximum height would be 3.0m and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.0m

    Received 2 Oct, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Prior approval
  • 26/00660/HPD Granted

    12 Kingswood Road Watford Hertfordshire WD25 0EE

    The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.50m for which the maximum height would be 4m and for which the height of the eaves would be 3m

    Received 20 Aug, published by the council 22 Aug 2026 Prior approval
  • 26/00617/AAPA Refused

    Hanover Court 85 - 87 King Georges Avenue Watford WD18 7QE

    Notification of prior approval for upward extension above existing block of flats to provide x3 new flats

    Received 10 Aug, published by the council 15 Aug 2026 Prior approval
  • 26/00769/HPD Awaiting decision

    18 Hazel Tree Road Watford Hertfordshire WD24 6RQ

    The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6m for which the maximum height would be 3.3m and for which the height of the eaves would be 3m

    Received 30 Sep, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Prior approval