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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
Refuse Planning Permission
Received
13 May 2020
Validated
13 May 2020
Decided
5 Jul 2020
Ward
Central
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD17 1QA

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

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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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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