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Watford Arches Retail Park Lower High Street Watford WD17 2SD

Granted Watford 21/00540/FUL Full Planning Permission

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Erection of 40 x 8ft shipping container in car park for use as a retail store.

As published by the council, reference 21/00540/FUL

Application record

Reference
21/00540/FUL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Conditional Planning Permission
Received
12 Apr 2021
Validated
19 Apr 2021
Decided
14 Jun 2021
Ward
Central
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD17 2SD

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 3 applications since 2018: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 18/01131/DISCON Granted

    Watford Arches Retail Park Lower High Street Watford WD17 2SD

    Discharge of Condition 3 (cycle store) pursuant to planning permission 18/00449/FUL

    Decided 4 Dec 2018 Conditions
  • 18/00941/DISCON Granted

    Watford Arches Retail Park Lower High Street Watford WD17 2SD

    Discharge of conditions pursuant to planning permission 17/01544/FUL Condition 3 (Mains water services and fire hydrants), Condition 4 (Road signs and carriageway markings), Condition 7 (Cycle shelter detail and location) and Condition 8 (Surface water drainage). AMENDED DESCRIPTION

    Decided 30 Jan 2019 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Apr 2021

    Received by Watford

  2. 19 Apr 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 14 Jun 2021

    Decision issued: Conditional Planning Permission

  4. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

23 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Watford granted permission on 14 June 2021, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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Nearby applications

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  • Watford Arches Retail Park Lower High Street Watford WD17 2SD

    18/00941/DISCON Submitted 30 Jul 2018 100 yards away

    Discharge of conditions pursuant to planning permission 17/01544/FUL Condition 3 (Mains water services and fire hydrants), Condition 4 (Road signs and carriageway markings), Condition 7 (Cycle shelter detail and location) and Condition 8 (Surface water drainage). AMENDED DESCRIPTION

    Granted Conditions 20 docs
  • Watford Arches Retail Park Lower High Street Watford WD17 2SD

    18/01131/DISCON Submitted 3 Sep 2018 100 yards away

    Discharge of Condition 3 (cycle store) pursuant to planning permission 18/00449/FUL

    Granted Conditions 10 docs
  • Watford Arches Retail Park Lower High Street Watford Hertfordshire WD17 2SD

    21/01351/FUL Submitted 8 Sep 2021 100 yards away

    Change of use of up to 250 sq.m. net to permit the sale of food and drink goods for consumption off the premises; erection of fence to create external garden centre and siting of two chiller/cold storage units

    Granted Full applications 12 docs
    Small domestic
  • 292 Lower High Street Watford WD17 2JE

    19/00302/COU Submitted 18 Mar 2019 100 yards away

    Retrospective Change of Use to convert A3 (cafe) to C3 (dwelling).

    Granted Full applications 8 docs
    Domestic
  • 304A Lower High Street Watford WD17 2JE

    19/00386/FUL Submitted 4 Apr 2019 150 yards away

    Erection of single storey rear extension, first floor rear extension, creation of new second floor level, front/side/rear fenestration alterations and creation of 2 self contained flats at ground, first and second floor levels from existing A1 use along with amenity space, bin and bicycle storage.

    Refused Full applications New dwelling Extension +1 12 docs
    Small domestic
  • 304A Lower High Street Watford WD17 2JE

    18/01498/FUL Submitted 22 Nov 2018 150 yards away

    Proposed loft conversion with rear dormer (change to Side Gable Ends). First floor rear extension (over existing structure). Single storey rear extension. Side fenestration alterations and creation of 2 Self Contained Flats at Ground, First, Second Floor Levels along with Amenity Space, Bin Storage and Bicycle Storage including retention of part Ground Floor A1 Unit

    Withdrawn Full applications New dwelling Extension +2 8 docs
    Small domestic

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