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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
Refused As published: 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.

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Nearby applications

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  • 250 Lower High Street Watford WD17 2DB

    24/00312/CTR Submitted 3 Apr 2024 50 yards 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 50 yards 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 50 yards 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 50 yards 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 50 yards 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

    Granted Full applications Demolition 26 docs

  • Pump House Theatre And Arts Trust Ltd Local Board Road Watford WD17 2JP

    19/00664/FUL Submitted 10 Jun 2019 50 yards away

    Demolition of Existing Female WC & Provision of Single Storey Extension to Form Accessible & Female Wcs

    Granted Full applications Extension Demolition 9 docs
    Small domestic

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    Received 19 Aug, published by the council 22 Aug 2026 Full applications
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    Received 14 Jul, published by the council 15 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • 26/00415/FUL Granted

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    Proposed enabling works (Site Remediation).

    Received 4 Jun, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • 26/00727/FUL Awaiting decision

    105 Horseshoe Lane Watford WD25 7HS

    Demolition of an existing side extension to facilitate a single storey side / rear and front extension, and changes to the existing porch roof.

    Received 15 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Full applications
  • 26/00721/FUL Awaiting decision

    Screwfix 10 Imperial Park Imperial Way Watford WD24 4PP

    Creation of new retail bakery (Use Class E(a)), new shop front, HVAC and associated works.

    Received 14 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Full applications