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Ground Floor Flat 15A Westland Road Watford WD17 1QR

Refused Watford 24/00246/FUL Full Planning Permission

Works: New dwelling Extension

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

Proposal

Extension and subdivision of existing ground floor flat into 2 x one bed studio flats and associated external changes, bin/cycle stores, boundary treatment and amenity area

As published by the council, reference 24/00246/FUL

Application record

Reference
24/00246/FUL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Refused
Decision
Refuse Planning Permission
Received
19 Mar 2024
Validated
21 Mar 2024
Decided
15 May 2024
Ward
Central
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD17 1QR

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Mar 2024

    Received by Watford

  2. 21 Mar 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 15 May 2024

    Decision issued: Refuse Planning Permission

  4. 22 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

14 documents on file for this application

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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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