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Grove Wharf House Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3NL

Refused Watford 23/00725/FUL Full Planning Permission

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

Proposal

Building B, conversion of the existing associated 2-storey building into a self-contained single family dwelling with garage and sub-division of the site

As published by the council, reference 23/00725/FUL

Application record

Reference
23/00725/FUL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Refused
Decision
Refuse Planning Permission
Received
17 Aug 2023
Validated
31 Aug 2023
Decided
9 Oct 2023
Ward
Park
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD17 3NL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • 25/00665/VAR Decided

    Grove Wharf House Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3NL

    Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 24/01036/FULH - revision of the pedestrian gate and swing gates being changed over and change of material to walling, now proposed concrete coping on top, colour grey.

    Decided 5 Sep 2025 Amendments
  • 23/00724/FUL Decided

    Grove Wharf House Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3NL

    Building A. Demolition of existing extensions and erection of a replacement 2-storey extension.

    Decided 12 Oct 2023 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Aug 2023

    Received by Watford

  2. 31 Aug 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Oct 2023

    Decision issued: Refuse Planning Permission

  4. 8 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

24 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

Within 500 metres

  • Grove Wharf House Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3NL

    25/00665/VAR Submitted 16 Jul 2025 18m away

    Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 24/01036/FULH - revision of the pedestrian gate and swing gates being changed over and change of material to walling, now proposed concrete coping on top, colour grey.

    Decided Amendments 8 docs

  • 301 Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3NL

    24/00030/FUL Submitted 16 Jan 2024 32m away

    Demolition of existing house and construction of a pair of new four bedroom semi-detached houses.

    Refused Full applications Demolition 11 docs

  • 301 Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3NL

    24/00495/FUL Submitted 23 May 2024 34m away

    Demolition of the existing detached house and erection of a pair of 4-bedroom semi-detached houses

    Refused Full applications New dwelling Demolition 30 docs

  • Lady Capels Wharf Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3NL

    20/00514/FUL Submitted 26 May 2020 34m away

    Erection of a detached dwelling with detached double garage

    Refused Full applications New dwelling 19 docs
    Domestic

  • Grove Wharf House Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3NL

    23/00724/FUL Submitted 17 Aug 2023 35m away

    Building A. Demolition of existing extensions and erection of a replacement 2-storey extension.

    Decided Full applications Extension Demolition 23 docs

  • 297 Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3NL

    25/00650/FULH Submitted 11 Jul 2025 62m away

    Erection of a single storey side and rear extension and 1no roof light

    Decided Householder Extension Loft or dormer 14 docs
    Small domestic

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