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18 Westland Road Watford WD17 1QS

Refused Watford 23/01162/COU Change of Use

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

Proposal

Change of Use from a 6 person HMO (Class C4) to a 7 person large HMO (Sui Generis).

As published by the council, reference 23/01162/COU

Application record

Reference
23/01162/COU
Type
Change of Use
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse Planning Permission
Received
14 Dec 2023
Validated
16 Jan 2024
Decided
8 Mar 2024
Ward
Central
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD17 1QS

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Dec 2023

    Received by Watford

  2. 16 Jan 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 8 Mar 2024

    Decision issued: Refuse Planning Permission

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

16 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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