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Former John Lewis 52 Atria Shopping Centre Watford Hertfordshire WD17 2TW

Granted Watford 22/01331/LDC Lawful Development Certificate

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Lawful development certificate for proposed existing vacant Class E unit to be occupied by prospective retail, leisure, food and beverage and/or serviced office providers

As published by the council, reference 22/01331/LDC

Application record

Reference
22/01331/LDC
Type
Lawful Development Certificate
Status
Approved
Decision
Grant Lawful Development Certificate
Received
16 Nov 2022
Validated
16 Nov 2022
Decided
9 Jan 2023
Ward
Central
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD17 2TW

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Nov 2022

    Received by Watford

  2. 9 Jan 2023

    Decision issued: Grant Lawful Development Certificate

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Watford granted permission on 9 January 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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