Planning application
61A Sutton Road Watford WD17 2QE
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Notification of a change of use from existing office store into one bedroom studio/flat.
As published by the council, reference 21/00318/OPD
Application record
- Reference
- 21/00318/OPD
- Type
- Class O Permitted Development
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refuse OPD Prior Approval
- Received
- 3 Mar 2021
- Validated
- 24 Mar 2021
- Decided
- 7 May 2021
- Ward
- Central
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WD17 2QE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Mar 2021
Received by Watford
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24 Mar 2021
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 May 2021
Decision issued: Refuse OPD Prior Approval
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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.
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