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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
Refused As published: Refuse Planning Permission
Received
9 Nov 2023
Validated
10 Nov 2023
Decided
14 Dec 2023
Ward
Central
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD17 1PA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

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

  • 24/00559/LDC Granted

    26 Woodford Road Watford WD17 1PA

    Lawful Development Certificate for erection of outbuilding

    Decided 7 Aug 2024 Lawful development
  • 24/00294/LDC Refused

    26 Woodford Road Watford WD17 1PA

    Lawful Development Certificate for use of land in the rear garden to station a mobile home for use incidental to the main dwelling.

    Decided 20 May 2024 Lawful development

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

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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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Nearby applications

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  • 26 Woodford Road Watford WD17 1PA

    24/00294/LDC Submitted 26 Mar 2024 50 yards away

    Lawful Development Certificate for use of land in the rear garden to station a mobile home for use incidental to the main dwelling.

    Refused Lawful development 15 docs
    Domestic

  • 26 Woodford Road Watford WD17 1PA

    24/00559/LDC Submitted 11 Jun 2024 50 yards away

    Lawful Development Certificate for erection of outbuilding

    Granted Lawful development 14 docs

  • 18A Woodford Road Watford WD17 1PA

    19/00683/LDC Submitted 13 Jun 2019 50 yards away

    Lawful Development Certificate for proposed detached gazebo.

    Granted Lawful development 6 docs

  • 18A Woodford Road Watford WD17 1PA

    19/00478/LDC Submitted 30 Apr 2019 50 yards away

    Lawful Development Certificate for proposed garden canopy

    Refused Lawful development 6 docs

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    21/01389/FUL Submitted 17 Sep 2021 100 yards away

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