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18 The Gateway Watford Hertfordshire WD18 7HW

Refused Watford 23/00275/FUL Full Planning Permission

Works: Extension

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

Proposal

Change of Use - 8 room HMO. Convert garage into a habitable room. Conservatory roof to be insulated (presently used as a sitting room).

As published by the council, reference 23/00275/FUL

Application record

Reference
23/00275/FUL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse Planning Permission
Received
30 Mar 2023
Validated
25 Apr 2023
Decided
20 Jun 2023
Ward
Holywell
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD18 7HW

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 0 approved, 2 refused.

  • 23/00170/LDC Refused

    18 The Gateway Watford Hertfordshire WD18 7HW

    Change of use of garage to habitable room including en-suite bathroom

    Decided 2 Mar 2023 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Mar 2023

    Received by Watford

  2. 25 Apr 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Jun 2023

    Decision issued: Refuse Planning Permission

  4. 25 Sep 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 full applications

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