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249 Hempstead Road Watford Hertfordshire WD17 3HH

Refused Watford 22/01396/FULH Full householder

Works: Extension Loft or dormer Small domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

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

Proposal

Erection of ground floor rear extension with roof light, infill to left side corner and garage conversion.

As published by the council, reference 22/01396/FULH

Application record

Reference
22/01396/FULH
Type
Full householder
Status
Refused
Decision
Refuse Planning Permission
Received
1 Dec 2022
Validated
9 Dec 2022
Decided
27 Jan 2023
Ward
Park
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD17 3HH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 23/00134/LDC Granted

    249 Hempstead Road Watford Hertfordshire WD17 3HH

    Lawful development certificate for proposed porch and single storey rear extension

    Decided 7 Mar 2023 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Dec 2022

    Received by Watford

  2. 9 Dec 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Jan 2023

    Decision issued: Refuse Planning Permission

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

17 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 householder applications

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.

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