Planning application
188 - 196 First Floor St Albans Road Watford
Works: New dwelling Several homes
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Notification of a reconfiguration of existing first floor, last used as office into 7 no dwelling apartments.
As published by the council, reference 23/01202/CTR
Application record
- Reference
- 23/01202/CTR
- Type
- Comm. COU to Dwelling Prior App
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refuse MA Prior Approval
- Received
- 29 Dec 2023
- Validated
- 18 Jan 2024
- Decided
- 13 Mar 2024
- Ward
- Callowland
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Dec 2023
Received by Watford
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18 Jan 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 Mar 2024
Decision issued: Refuse MA Prior Approval
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 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.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat 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 outline applications
How this application type works
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site before the detail is worked up. Some or all of the particulars, such as appearance, layout, scale, access and landscaping, are held back as reserved matters for later approval. Permission at outline stage does not by itself allow building to start; the reserved matters must be approved first.
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