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250 Lower High Street Watford WD17 2DB

Refused Watford 22/01126/FULM Major Full Planning Permission

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

Proposal

i with associated development including amenity, refuse, cycle, car parking and plant space (AMENDED AND CORRECTED DESCRIPTION).

As published by the council, reference 22/01126/FULM

Application record

Reference
22/01126/FULM
Type
Major Full Planning Permission
Status
Refused
Decision
Refuse Planning Permission
Received
21 Sep 2022
Validated
21 Sep 2022
Decided
8 Feb 2023
Ward
Central
Decision by
Committee Decision
Postcode
WD17 2DB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 0 approved, 3 refused.

  • 24/00312/CTR Refused

    250 Lower High Street Watford WD17 2DB

    Notification of Change of Use from office (Class E) to residential use (Class C3)

    Decided 22 May 2024 Outline
  • 23/00683/FULM Refused

    250 Lower High Street Watford WD17 2DB

    Proposed demolition of existing vacant commercial building and erection of a new build, consisting of 29 residential apartments, ranging from one to three bedrooms with shared and private amenity spaces, and ancillary spaces including refuse, cycle, car parking and plant space.

    Decided 1 Nov 2023 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 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

144 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 full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • 250 Lower High Street Watford WD17 2DB

    24/00312/CTR Submitted 3 Apr 2024 0m away

    Notification of Change of Use from office (Class E) to residential use (Class C3)

    Refused Outline 15 docs

  • 250 Lower High Street Watford WD17 2DB

    23/00683/FULM Submitted 7 Aug 2023 6m away

    Proposed demolition of existing vacant commercial building and erection of a new build, consisting of 29 residential apartments, ranging from one to three bedrooms with shared and private amenity spaces, and ancillary spaces including refuse, cycle, car parking and plant space.

    Refused Full applications New dwelling Demolition 98 docs
    Major scheme

  • 1 Local Board Road Watford WD17 2JP

    21/00671/LDC Submitted 4 May 2021 34m away

    Lawful Development Certificate for erection of proposed single storey rear extension

    Granted Lawful development Extension 7 docs
    Small domestic

  • 1 Local Board Road Watford WD17 2JP

    21/00390/LDC Submitted 17 Mar 2021 34m away

    Lawful Development Certificate for a single storey rear extension.

    Refused Lawful development Extension 6 docs
    Small domestic

  • 5-6 Local Board Road Watford Hertfordshire WD17 2JP

    22/00574/FUL Submitted 2 May 2022 48m away

    Demolition of dressing rooms, scenery shop, props store and storage areas, reshaping the theatre roof and construction of dressing rooms, scenery shop, rehearsal spaces and storage areas

    Decided Full applications Demolition 26 docs

  • 252-272 Lower High Street Watford Hertfordshire WD17 2JJ

    22/00866/FULM Submitted 6 Jul 2022 75m away

    Demolition of the existing building and hardstanding; and erection of 193 residential units, public realm and landscaping, parking and access, and all other associated works.

    Withdrawn Full applications Demolition 115 docs
    Major scheme

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    31 Aug 2026 Full applications
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    Demolition of the existing dwelling and ancillary buildings and erection of three detached dwellings with associated access, parking, landscaping and private amenity space.

    26 Aug 2026 Full applications
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