25/00354/FULH

1. 8 Apr 2025

   Received by Watford

2. 16 May 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 11 Jul 2025

   Decision issued: Refuse Planning Permission

4. 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.

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden: extensions, loft and garage conversions, porches, outbuildings and similar alterations within the boundary of the home. They cannot be used to create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. Councils aim to decide them within eight weeks, and immediate neighbours are usually notified and given a chance to comment.

More on householder applications in our guide

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• 23/00046/LDC Granted

  236 Whippendell Road Watford Hertfordshire WD18 7NL

  Lawful Development Certificate for: Change of Use from a Dwelling House (C3) to a Six Bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (C4) Creation of two dormers on the rear elevation, alterations to windows and doors at ground floor rear and the installation of two front rooflights

  20 Jan 2023 81m away Lawful development
• 23/01198/FULH Decided

  48 Princes Avenue Watford WD18 7RS

  Demolition of in-situ rear side structure to be replaced by new structure on existing footing with new pitched roof and cavity wall.

  25 Dec 2023 82m away Householder
• 23/00916/LDC Refused

  48 Princes Avenue Watford WD18 7RS

  Lawful development certificate for proposed demolition of in-situ rear side structure to be replaced by new structure on existing footing with new pitched roof and cavity wall.

  10 Oct 2023 82m away Lawful development
• 25/00553/FULH Decided

  158 Chester Road Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0LJ

  Erection of single storey side/rear extension

  10 Jun 2025 85m away Householder
• 22/00704/ADV Refused

  172 Whippendell Road Watford WD18 7NA

  Consent to display external non-illuminated 5m x 3m advertising display board

  25 May 2022 96m away Advertising

• 26/00582/FULH Awaiting decision

  23 Westlea Avenue Watford WD25 9DH

  Erection of single story side extension and front porch extension

  28 Jul 2026 Householder
• 26/00578/FULH Awaiting decision

  149 Rickmansworth Road Watford WD18 7FH

  Erection of a single storey side and dormer roof extension comprising of new side Dutch gable to match 149a Rickmansworth Road.

  27 Jul 2026 Householder
• 26/00576/FULH Awaiting decision

  86 Fourth Avenue Watford Hertfordshire WD25 9QQ

  (Retrospective) Erection of a single-storey outbuilding with a flat roof. The maximum overall height of the building is 2,850 mm.

  27 Jul 2026 Householder
• 26/00449/FULH Refused

  61 Park Road Watford WD17 4QJ

  Erection of a first-floor extension over the existing flat roof (incorporating the scheme previously approved under ref: 26/00051/VAR) alongside a new loft conversion to provide additional habitable accommodation

  15 Jun 2026 Householder
• 26/00413/FULH Decided

  48 Meadow Road Watford WD25 0JA

  Erection of a single storey side extension.

  2 Jun 2026 Householder