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1 Wellstones Watford Hertfordshire WD17 2AE

Refused Watford 21/01756/DEPA Demolition for new dwelling house

Works: New dwelling Demolition

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

Proposal

Notification of prior approval application for demolition of the existing two storey building located within Wellstones and replacement is a three storey block of 14 high quality flats.

As published by the council, reference 21/01756/DEPA

Application record

Reference
21/01756/DEPA
Type
Demolition for new dwelling house
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse Part 20 Prior Approval
Received
3 Dec 2021
Validated
7 Dec 2021
Decided
23 Jan 2022
Ward
Central
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD17 2AE

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 3 applications since 2018: 1 approved, 2 refused.

  • 19/00688/OPD Granted

    1 Wellstones Watford Hertfordshire WD17 2AE

    Notification of change of use from light industrial use under Class B1(c) to dwelling houses (9 studio flats) under Class C3

    Decided 9 Aug 2019 Prior approval
  • 18/01306/OPD Refused

    1 Wellstones Watford Hertfordshire WD17 2AE

    Change of use from light industrial use Class B1(c) to residential use Class C3.

    Decided 6 Dec 2018 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Dec 2021

    Received by Watford

  2. 7 Dec 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jan 2022

    Decision issued: Refuse Part 20 Prior Approval

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

21 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 less common application types

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