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531 Whippendell Road Watford WD18 7QB

Refused Watford 20/00453/FUL Full Planning Permission

Works: New dwelling Demolition

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

Proposal

Demolition of existing detached house and replacement with a newly built block of 1 x 3 bed, 4 x 1 bed and 1 x 2 bed units

As published by the council, reference 20/00453/FUL

Application record

Reference
20/00453/FUL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Refused
Decision
Refuse Planning Permission
Received
5 May 2020
Validated
5 May 2020
Decided
30 Jun 2020
Ward
Holywell
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD18 7QB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 3 applications since 2020: 1 approved, 2 refused.

  • 23/00483/ADPA Refused

    531 Whippendell Road Watford WD18 7QB

    Notification of a new upward extension to form extra storey and roof on existing dwelling house (Schedule 2, Part 1, Class AA).

    Decided 21 Jul 2023
  • 23/00174/HPD Granted

    531 Whippendell Road Watford WD18 7QB

    The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 8m for which the maximum height would be 2.9m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.7m

    Decided 31 Mar 2023 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 May 2020

    Received by Watford

  2. 30 Jun 2020

    Decision issued: Refuse Planning Permission

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

33 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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Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • 531 Whippendell Road Watford WD18 7QB

    23/00174/HPD Submitted 28 Feb 2023 0m away

    The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 8m for which the maximum height would be 2.9m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.7m

    Granted Prior approval Extension 23 docs
    Small domestic

  • 531 Whippendell Road Watford WD18 7QB

    23/00483/ADPA Submitted 1 Jun 2023 0m away

    Notification of a new upward extension to form extra storey and roof on existing dwelling house (Schedule 2, Part 1, Class AA).

    Refused Extension 6 docs
    Domestic

  • 7 Printers Avenue Watford WD18 7QR

    22/00076/FUL Submitted 20 Jan 2022 39m away

    Minor external alterations (retrospective)

    Decided Full applications 10 docs

  • 498 Whippendell Road Watford WD18 7QJ

    26/00425/FULH Submitted 8 Jun 2026 45m away

    Erection of a double storey wrap around extension.

    Refused Householder Extension 25 docs
    Domestic

  • Flat 506 Whippendell Road Watford WD18 7QJ

    23/00673/LDC Submitted 2 Aug 2023 48m away

    Lawful development certificate for existing loft conversion including rear dorma and single storey rear extension for shop storage use

    Granted Lawful development Extension Loft or dormer 6 docs
    Small domestic

  • 500 Whippendell Road Watford WD18 7QJ

    18/01143/FUL Submitted 5 Sep 2018 50m away

    Erection of double and single storey rear extension for shop storage and studio flat

    Refused Full applications Extension 16 docs
    Small domestic

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