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70 High Street Watford WD17 2BS

Refused Watford 24/00384/CTR Comm. COU to Dwelling Prior App

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 Change of use from Class E, to mixed use including two flats at the second floor level (Class C3).

As published by the council, reference 24/00384/CTR

Application record

Reference
24/00384/CTR
Type
Comm. COU to Dwelling Prior App
Status
Refused
Decision
CTR Refusal
Received
24 Apr 2024
Validated
24 Apr 2024
Decided
18 Jun 2024
Ward
Central
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD17 2BS

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 0 approved, 2 refused.

  • 24/00383/FUL Refused

    70 High Street Watford WD17 2BS

    Installation of an external flue to the rear of the building.

    Decided 18 Jun 2024 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Apr 2024

    Received by Watford

  2. 18 Jun 2024

    Decision issued: CTR Refusal

  3. 22 Aug 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.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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