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34 St Johns Road Watford WD17 1QA

Refused Watford 20/00470/COU Change of Use

Works: New dwelling Several homes

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

Change of use from dwelling house to 2 flats - 1 x 2 bedroom flat and 1 x 3 bedroom flat with communal garden, 1 parking space and associated bin and cycle storage

As published by the council, reference 20/00470/COU

Application record

Reference
20/00470/COU
Type
Change of Use
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse Planning Permission
Received
13 May 2020
Validated
13 May 2020
Decided
5 Jul 2020
Ward
Central
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD17 1QA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 7 applications since 2018: 2 approved, 5 refused.

  • 20/00124/COU Refused

    34 St Johns Road Watford WD17 1QA

    Change of use from dwelling house to 2 flats - 1 x 2 bedroom flat with garden and 1 x 3 bedroom flat with garden

    Decided 27 Mar 2020 Full applications
  • 19/00054/FULH Refused

    34 St Johns Road Watford WD17 1QA

    Erection of a ground and first floor extension

    Decided 4 Mar 2019 Householder
  • 19/00050/HPD Refused

    34 St Johns Road Watford WD17 1QA

    The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.7m for which the maximum height would be 3.6m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.7m

    Decided 21 Jan 2019 Prior approval
  • 18/01623/HPD Refused

    34 St Johns Road Watford WD17 1QA

    The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5.70m for which the maximum height would be 3.6m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.7m

    Decided 8 Jan 2019 Prior approval
  • 18/01621/LDC Granted

    34 St Johns Road Watford WD17 1QA

    Lawful development certificate for loft conversion with 2 flat roof dormers one over outrigger and 2.No front roof lights

    Decided 18 Jan 2019 Lawful development
  • 18/01382/HPD Granted

    34 St Johns Road Watford WD17 1QA

    The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.75m for which the maximum height would be 3.6m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.6m

    Decided 27 Nov 2018 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 May 2020

    Received by Watford

  2. 5 Jul 2020

    Decision issued: Refuse Planning Permission

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

22 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.

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Nearby applications

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  • 34 St Johns Road Watford WD17 1QA

    18/01382/HPD Submitted 29 Oct 2018 50 yards away

    The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.75m for which the maximum height would be 3.6m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.6m

    Granted Prior approval Extension 13 docs
    Small domestic

  • 34 St Johns Road Watford WD17 1QA

    18/01623/HPD Submitted 21 Dec 2018 50 yards away

    The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5.70m for which the maximum height would be 3.6m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.7m

    Refused Prior approval Extension 12 docs
    Small domestic

  • 34 St Johns Road Watford WD17 1QA

    18/01621/LDC Submitted 21 Dec 2018 50 yards away

    Lawful development certificate for loft conversion with 2 flat roof dormers one over outrigger and 2.No front roof lights

    Granted Lawful development Extension Loft or dormer 12 docs
    Several homes

  • 34 St Johns Road Watford WD17 1QA

    20/00124/COU Submitted 3 Feb 2020 50 yards away

    Change of use from dwelling house to 2 flats - 1 x 2 bedroom flat with garden and 1 x 3 bedroom flat with garden

    Refused Full applications New dwelling 48 docs
    Several homes

  • 34 St Johns Road Watford WD17 1QA

    19/00054/FULH Submitted 18 Jan 2019 50 yards away

    Erection of a ground and first floor extension

    Refused Householder Extension 12 docs
    Domestic

  • 34 St Johns Road Watford WD17 1QA

    19/00050/HPD Submitted 16 Jan 2019 50 yards away

    The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.7m for which the maximum height would be 3.6m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.7m

    Refused Prior approval Extension 9 docs
    Small domestic

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