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First Floor 28A Market Street Watford WD18 0PY

Refused Watford 22/00732/CTR Comm. COU to Dwelling Prior App

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

Proposal

Notification of Prior Approval for a change of use from commercial Class E to Class C3 residential for a first floor conversion to flat.

As published by the council, reference 22/00732/CTR

Application record

Reference
22/00732/CTR
Type
Comm. COU to Dwelling Prior App
Status
Refused
Decision
Refuse MA Prior Approval
Received
1 Jun 2022
Validated
1 Jun 2022
Decided
19 Jul 2022
Ward
Central
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD18 0PY

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 0 approved, 2 refused.

  • 21/00441/FUL Refused

    First Floor 28A Market Street Watford WD18 0PY

    Erection of first and second floor rear extensions to create three additional dwellings and change of use from office to residential

    Decided 14 May 2021 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Jun 2022

    Received by Watford

  2. 19 Jul 2022

    Decision issued: Refuse MA Prior Approval

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

9 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 outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • First Floor 28A Market Street Watford WD18 0PY

    21/00441/FUL Submitted 24 Mar 2021 1m away

    Erection of first and second floor rear extensions to create three additional dwellings and change of use from office to residential

    Refused Full applications Extension 9 docs

  • 30 Market Street Watford WD18 0PY

    26/00395/ADV Submitted 26 May 2026 8m away

    Advertisement consent for the display of one internally illuminated fascia sign and one internally illuminated projecting sign (retrospective)

    Granted Advertising 11 docs

  • 30 Market Street Watford WD18 0PY

    26/00159/VAR Submitted 27 Feb 2026 9m away

    Variation of condition 3 (hours of operation) of planning permission 18/00137/FUL

    Decided Amendments 11 docs

  • 32 Market Street Watford WD18 0PY

    23/01115/FUL Submitted 4 Dec 2023 12m away

    Proposed extractor system and air-conditioning units installed at the rear of the site.

    Refused Full applications 9 docs

  • 32 Market Street Watford WD18 0PY

    24/00363/FUL Submitted 17 Apr 2024 12m away

    0% historically approved · decision due ~18 Jun

    Proposed extractor system and air-conditioning units installed at the rear of the site

    Awaiting decision Full applications 10 docs

  • 34 Market Street Watford WD18 0PY

    19/01377/COU Submitted 28 Nov 2019 17m away

    Proposed change of use from Class B1 (a) (office) to Class C3 (dwellinghouse)

    Refused Full applications 11 docs
    Domestic

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    6 Jul 2026 Outline
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    14 Aug 2026 Outline
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    Notification of permitted development (Class MA) Change of Use from Use Class E Commercial, business and services (g)(i) an office to carry out any operational or administrative functions to C3 Dwelling house Use to provide 4 x 1-bedroom apartments.

    16 Jun 2026 Outline
  • 25/00649/CTR Granted

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    8 Jul 2025 Outline
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    Outline application for demolition of existing dwelling and erection of a new block of 4 homes, bin/cycle store and fencing.

    10 Mar 2025 Outline