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Kingsway House 1 - 3 Evans Avenue Watford WD25 0EJ

Refused Watford 21/00453/OPD Class O Permitted Development

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

Proposal

Notification of application to change of use from offices (Class B1(a)) to dwellinghouse (Class C3)

As published by the council, reference 21/00453/OPD

Application record

Reference
21/00453/OPD
Type
Class O Permitted Development
Status
Refused
Decision
Refuse OPD Prior Approval
Received
25 Mar 2021
Validated
25 Mar 2021
Decided
20 May 2021
Ward
Stanborough
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD25 0EJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Mar 2021

    Received by Watford

  2. 20 May 2021

    Decision issued: Refuse OPD Prior Approval

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

10 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.

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