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174 St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AS

Refused Watford 23/00014/FUL Full Planning Permission

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

Proposal

Retrospective - replacing old air conditioning units with new.

As published by the council, reference 23/00014/FUL

Application record

Reference
23/00014/FUL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse Planning Permission
Received
11 Jan 2023
Validated
2 Feb 2023
Decided
17 Mar 2023
Ward
Callowland
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD24 4AS

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 6 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 3 refused.

  • 26/00406/FUL Awaiting decision

    174 St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AS

    Retrospective - Removal of existing condenser unit and relocation and installation of two new air conditioning units, installation of condenser unit and existing as proposed external flue and ductwork. (AMENDED DESCRIPTION)

    Submitted 1 Jun 2026 Full applications
  • 25/00583/FUL Refused

    174 St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AS

    Retrospective - Removal of existing air conditioning unit and relocation and installation of two new air conditioning units, installation of condenser units.

    Decided 19 Jan 2026 Full applications
  • 24/00028/FUL Refused

    174 St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AS

    Removal of existing air conditioning unit and installation of two new air conditioning units. Retrospective installation of condenser unit and extraction system duct.

    Decided 4 Apr 2024 Full applications
  • 23/00491/FUL Withdrawn

    174 St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AS

    RETROSPECTIVE: Removal of existing air conditioning unit and installation of 2 new air conditioning units inside acoustic enclosures

    Decided 2 Nov 2023 Full applications
  • 21/01528/LDC Granted

    174 St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AS

    Lawful Development Certificate for the preparation of hot food snacks for consumption on the premises under Class E(b)

    Decided 3 Dec 2021 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Jan 2023

    Received by Watford

  2. 2 Feb 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Refuse Planning Permission

  4. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

19 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

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Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 174 St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AS

    23/00491/FUL Submitted 2 Jun 2023 50 yards away

    RETROSPECTIVE: Removal of existing air conditioning unit and installation of 2 new air conditioning units inside acoustic enclosures

    Withdrawn Full applications 12 docs
  • 174 St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AS

    21/01528/LDC Submitted 18 Oct 2021 50 yards away

    Lawful Development Certificate for the preparation of hot food snacks for consumption on the premises under Class E(b)

    Granted Lawful development 5 docs
  • 174 St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AS

    24/00028/FUL Submitted 15 Jan 2024 50 yards away

    Removal of existing air conditioning unit and installation of two new air conditioning units. Retrospective installation of condenser unit and extraction system duct.

    Refused Full applications 13 docs
  • 174 St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AS

    25/00583/FUL Submitted 23 Jun 2025 50 yards away

    Retrospective - Removal of existing air conditioning unit and relocation and installation of two new air conditioning units, installation of condenser units.

    Refused Full applications 19 docs
  • 174 St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AS

    26/00406/FUL Submitted 1 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    63% historically approved · decision due ~27 Jul

    Retrospective - Removal of existing condenser unit and relocation and installation of two new air conditioning units, installation of condenser unit and existing as proposed external flue and ductwork. (AMENDED DESCRIPTION)

    Awaiting decision Full applications 19 docs
  • 164A St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AS

    24/00162/LDC Submitted 26 Feb 2024 50 yards away

    Lawful Development Certificate for C3 dwellinghouse use for Flat 1 and Flat 2, 164a St Albans Road

    Granted Lawful development 7 docs
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