25/00317/HPD

1. 31 Mar 2025

   Received by Watford

2. 12 May 2025

   Decision issued: Refuse Invalid HPD Notification

3. 26 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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

• 20/00970/LDC Granted

  579 St Albans Road Watford WD25 9JL

  Lawful Development Certificate for alterations to fenestrations.

  11 Sep 2020 77m away Lawful development
• 20/01023/LDC Granted

  12 Purbrock Avenue Watford WD25 0AD

  Lawful Development Certificate to demolish the existing garage and replace with an outbuilding.

  29 Sep 2020 100m away Lawful development
• 20/00661/HPD Granted

  24 Holland Gardens Watford Hertfordshire WD25 9JW

  The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.0m for which the maximum height would be 3.70m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.70m

  29 Jun 2020 104m away Prior approval
• 20/00689/FULH Decided

  24 Holland Gardens Watford WD25 9JW

  Removal of existing front dormer and erection of x 2 smaller dormers set apart and linked by a flat bulkhead

  7 Jul 2020 104m away Householder
• 20/00572/FULH Decided

  5 Purbrock Avenue Watford WD25 0AD

  Erection of a single storey side and rear extension

  8 Jun 2020 137m away Householder
• 23/01073/FUL Decided

  Langley House 698 St Albans Road Watford WD25 9FG

  Erection of New External Plant Compound

  21 Nov 2023 157m away Full applications

• 26/00587/HPD Awaiting decision

  43 York Road Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0BE

  The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.55m for which the maximum height would be 2.60m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.90m

  29 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• 26/00581/HPD Awaiting decision

  23 Westlea Avenue Watford WD25 9DH

  The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.00m for which the maximum height would be 2.95m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.95m

  28 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• 26/00462/HPD Refused

  21 Northfield Gardens Watford WD24 7RF

  The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.00m for which the maximum height would be 3.00m and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.00m

  17 Jun 2026 Prior approval
• 26/00429/HPD Granted

  15 Briar Road Watford WD25 0HW

  The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.00m for which the maximum height would be 3.00m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.85m

  8 Jun 2026 Prior approval
• 26/00546/HPD Awaiting decision

  84 Wiggenhall Road Watford WD18 0AL

  The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.80m for which the maximum height would be 2.90m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.90m AMENDED PLANS

  16 Jul 2026 Prior approval