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8 Garston Lane Watford WD25 9QJ

Refused Watford 24/00459/HPD Householder Permitted Development

Works: Extension Small domestic

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

The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5.50m for which the maximum height would be 2.97m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.97m

As published by the council, reference 24/00459/HPD

Application record

Reference
24/00459/HPD
Type
Householder Permitted Development
Status
Refused
Decision
Refuse Invalid HPD Notification
Received
14 May 2024
Validated
20 May 2024
Decided
25 Jun 2024
Ward
Meriden
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD25 9QJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 May 2024

    Received by Watford

  2. 20 May 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 25 Jun 2024

    Decision issued: Refuse Invalid HPD Notification

  4. 22 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

4 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 prior approval applications

How this application type works

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

More on prior approval applications in our guide

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