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26 Woodford Road Watford WD17 1PA

Refused Watford 23/01025/FUL Full Planning Permission

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

Proposal

Change of use from 6 person house in multiple occupation (Class C4) to 7 bedroom house in multiple occupation (sui generis)

As published by the council, reference 23/01025/FUL

Application record

Reference
23/01025/FUL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Refused
Decision
Refuse Planning Permission
Received
9 Nov 2023
Validated
10 Nov 2023
Decided
14 Dec 2023
Ward
Central
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD17 1PA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Nov 2023

    Received by Watford

  2. 10 Nov 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 14 Dec 2023

    Decision issued: Refuse Planning Permission

  4. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

13 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About full applications applications

How this application type works

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

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