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Holiday Inn 65 - 67 Clarendon Road Watford WD17 1DS

Refused Watford 22/01097/FUL Full Planning Permission

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

Proposal

Change of use of detached storeroom, previously used for purposes ancillary to neighbouring hotel, to a 'dark kitchen' unit, incorporating provision of mechanical plant, including insertion of an air-intake louvre within east elevation and an extract louvre within the south elevation

As published by the council, reference 22/01097/FUL

Application record

Reference
22/01097/FUL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Refused
Decision
Refuse Planning Permission
Received
13 Sep 2022
Validated
13 Sep 2022
Decided
8 Feb 2023
Ward
Central
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD17 1DS

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Sep 2022

    Received by Watford

  2. 8 Feb 2023

    Decision issued: Refuse Planning Permission

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

20 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About full applications applications

How this application type works

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

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