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517 Whippendell Road Watford WD18 7QB

Refused Watford 23/00818/FUL Full Planning Permission

Works: New dwelling Extension Loft or dormer Small domestic

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

Proposal

Erection of part two storey, part single storey side and rear extensions and loft conversion including the installation of rear dormer. Conversion of 3-bed dwelling to 1 x 3-bed; 1 x 2-bed and 1 x 1-bed flats (amended description)

As published by the council, reference 23/00818/FUL

Application record

Reference
23/00818/FUL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse Planning Permission
Received
13 Sep 2023
Validated
20 Sep 2023
Decided
17 Oct 2023
Ward
Holywell
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD18 7QB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 19/00449/FULH Granted

    517 Whippendell Road Watford WD18 7QB

    Proposal for a new dropped kerb to provide access to 517 Whippendell Road into existing front garden which is to be modernised with hardstanding.

    Decided 11 Jun 2019 Householder

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Sep 2023

    Received by Watford

  2. 20 Sep 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Oct 2023

    Decision issued: Refuse Planning Permission

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

25 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.

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