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33A Church Road Watford WD17 4PY

Refused Watford 23/00647/CTR Comm. COU to Dwelling Prior App

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

Proposal

Notification of Change of Use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3)

As published by the council, reference 23/00647/CTR

Application record

Reference
23/00647/CTR
Type
Comm. COU to Dwelling Prior App
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse MA Prior Approval
Received
21 Jul 2023
Validated
25 Jul 2023
Decided
15 Sep 2023
Ward
Nascot
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD17 4PY

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 1 refused.

  • 23/00889/CTR Granted

    33A Church Road Watford WD17 4PY

    Notification of Change of Use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3)

    Decided 21 Nov 2023 Outline
  • 23/00590/FULH Granted

    33A Church Road Watford WD17 4PY

    Removal of front elevation garage door and frame and replacement with matching hardwood window and brick work below.

    Decided 14 Sep 2023 Householder

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Jul 2023

    Received by Watford

  2. 25 Jul 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 15 Sep 2023

    Decision issued: Refuse MA Prior Approval

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

7 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 outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 33A Church Road Watford WD17 4PY

    23/00590/FULH Submitted 6 Jul 2023 50 yards away

    Removal of front elevation garage door and frame and replacement with matching hardwood window and brick work below.

    Granted Householder Windows or glazing 6 docs
    Domestic
  • 33A Church Road Watford WD17 4PY

    23/00889/CTR Submitted 29 Sep 2023 50 yards away

    Notification of Change of Use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3)

    Granted Outline 9 docs
  • 21A Church Road Watford WD17 4PY

    20/00268/TCA Submitted 5 Mar 2020 50 yards away

    Removal of T1 Bay tree in rear garden (Nascot Conservation area)

    Granted Trees 3 docs
  • 37 Church Road (Inkerman House) Watford WD17 4PY

    19/00410/FULH Submitted 8 Apr 2019 50 yards away

    Erection of rear infill extension, internal remodelling and upgrade of existing flat roof

    Granted Householder Extension 26 docs
    Domestic
  • 22 Park Road Watford Hertfordshire WD17 4QN

    22/00707/LDC Submitted 26 May 2022 50 yards away

    Lawful development certificate for retention of existing detached rear outbuilding (retrospective)

    Granted Lawful development 8 docs
  • 62 Church Road Watford WD17 4PU

    18/01011/TCA Submitted 10 Aug 2018 50 yards away

    Proposed reduction to Yew tree (Nascot Conservation Area). Reduce height to level of shed roof and trim sides to shape.

    Granted Trees 4 docs
    Small domestic

In Watford

  • 26/00512/CTR Granted

    28 Pinner Road Watford WD19 4ED

    Notification of part change of use from a shop (commercial) to a single dwelling (residential)

    Received 6 Jul, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Outline
  • 26/00641/CTR Awaiting decision

    317 - 319 Lower High Street Watford WD17 2JD

    Notification of change of use of both buildings located on the site to provide a total of 8 x 1 bedroom flats.

    Received 14 Aug, published by the council 2 Sep 2026 Outline
  • 26/00454/CTR Granted

    41A Market Street Watford WD18 0PN

    Notification of permitted development (Class MA) Change of Use from Use Class E Commercial, business and services (g)(i) an office to carry out any operational or administrative functions to C3 Dwelling house Use to provide 4 x 1-bedroom apartments.

    Received 16 Jun, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Outline
  • 25/00649/CTR Granted

    Ground Floor 712 St Albans Road Watford WD25 9NQ

    Notification of change of use Class E to Class C3 Commercial, business services (existing estate agents) to Dwellinghouse (proposed ground floor flat)

    Received 8 Jul, published by the council 26 Jul 2026 Outline
  • 25/00220/OUT Granted

    78 High Road Watford WD25 7LJ

    Outline application for demolition of existing dwelling and erection of a new block of 4 homes, bin/cycle store and fencing.

    Received 10 Mar, published by the council 26 Jul 2026 Outline