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250 Lower High Street Watford WD17 2DB

Refused Watford 23/00683/FULM Major Full Planning Permission

Works: New dwelling Demolition Major scheme

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

Proposal

Proposed demolition of existing vacant commercial building and erection of a new build, consisting of 29 residential apartments, ranging from one to three bedrooms with shared and private amenity spaces, and ancillary spaces including refuse, cycle, car parking and plant space.

As published by the council, reference 23/00683/FULM

Application record

Reference
23/00683/FULM
Type
Major Full Planning Permission
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse Planning Permission
Received
7 Aug 2023
Validated
29 Aug 2023
Decided
1 Nov 2023
Ward
Central
Decision by
Committee Decision
Postcode
WD17 2DB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 0 approved, 3 refused.

  • 24/00312/CTR Refused

    250 Lower High Street Watford WD17 2DB

    Notification of Change of Use from office (Class E) to residential use (Class C3)

    Decided 22 May 2024 Outline
  • 22/01126/FULM Refused

    250 Lower High Street Watford WD17 2DB

    i with associated development including amenity, refuse, cycle, car parking and plant space (AMENDED AND CORRECTED DESCRIPTION).

    Decided 8 Feb 2023 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Aug 2023

    Received by Watford

  2. 29 Aug 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 1 Nov 2023

    Decision issued: Refuse Planning Permission

  4. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

98 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

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • 250 Lower High Street Watford WD17 2DB

    24/00312/CTR Submitted 3 Apr 2024 50 yards away

    Notification of Change of Use from office (Class E) to residential use (Class C3)

    Refused Outline 15 docs

  • 250 Lower High Street Watford WD17 2DB

    22/01126/FULM Submitted 21 Sep 2022 50 yards away

    i with associated development including amenity, refuse, cycle, car parking and plant space (AMENDED AND CORRECTED DESCRIPTION).

    Refused Full applications 144 docs
    Major scheme

  • 1 Local Board Road Watford WD17 2JP

    21/00671/LDC Submitted 4 May 2021 50 yards away

    Lawful Development Certificate for erection of proposed single storey rear extension

    Granted Lawful development Extension 7 docs
    Small domestic

  • 1 Local Board Road Watford WD17 2JP

    21/00390/LDC Submitted 17 Mar 2021 50 yards away

    Lawful Development Certificate for a single storey rear extension.

    Refused Lawful development Extension 6 docs
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  • 5-6 Local Board Road Watford Hertfordshire WD17 2JP

    22/00574/FUL Submitted 2 May 2022 50 yards away

    Demolition of dressing rooms, scenery shop, props store and storage areas, reshaping the theatre roof and construction of dressing rooms, scenery shop, rehearsal spaces and storage areas

    Granted Full applications Demolition 26 docs

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    Granted Advertising 10 docs

In Watford

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    Received 4 Sep, published by the council 14 Sep 2026 Full applications
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    Received 3 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Full applications
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    Installation of rooflights to the existing community hall roof and associated internal works to facilitate use of the existing roof space.

    Received 31 Aug, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • 26/00691/FUL Awaiting decision

    53 Louvain Way Watford WD25 7EH

    Erection of a new dwellinghouse with front roof lights, including associated landscaping refuse and cycle storage

    Received 28 Aug, published by the council 14 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • 26/00681/FUL Awaiting decision

    Blackwood 4A Bay Tree Walk Watford Hertfordshire WD17 4YX

    Demolition of the existing dwelling and ancillary buildings and erection of three detached dwellings with associated access, parking, landscaping and private amenity space.

    Received 26 Aug, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Full applications