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8 Woodhurst Avenue Watford WD25 9RQ

Refused Watford 25/00499/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 4.50m for which the maximum height would be 4.00m and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.50m

As published by the council, reference 25/00499/HPD

Application record

Reference
25/00499/HPD
Type
Householder Permitted Development
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse Invalid HPD Notification
Received
28 May 2025
Validated
28 May 2025
Decided
9 Jul 2025
Ward
Meriden
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD25 9RQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 5 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 2 refused.

  • 26/00618/LDC Awaiting decision

    8 Woodhurst Avenue Watford WD25 9RQ

    Lawful Development Certificate for a hip-to-gable roof extension and rear dormer to facilitate a loft conversion, including associated roof alterations and windows/roof lights.

    Submitted 10 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00621/FULH Awaiting decision

    8 Woodhurst Avenue Watford WD25 9RQ

    Erection of a front porch and alterations to the roofs of the existing single-storey side extension and a new outbuilding

    Submitted 10 Aug 2026 Householder
  • 26/00620/HPD Granted

    8 Woodhurst Avenue Watford WD25 9RQ

    The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5.00m for which the maximum height would be 3.75m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.85m

    Decided 3 Sep 2026 Prior approval
  • 25/00538/LDC Refused

    8 Woodhurst Avenue Watford WD25 9RQ

    Lawful development Certificate for Out-building, loft conversion and front porch extension.

    Decided 13 Aug 2025 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 May 2025

    Received by Watford

  2. 9 Jul 2025

    Decision issued: Refuse Invalid HPD Notification

  3. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

19 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 prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 8 Woodhurst Avenue Watford WD25 9RQ

    25/00538/LDC Submitted 9 Jun 2025 50 yards away

    Lawful development Certificate for Out-building, loft conversion and front porch extension.

    Refused Lawful development Extension Loft or dormer 8 docs
    Small domestic

  • 8 Woodhurst Avenue Watford WD25 9RQ

    26/00618/LDC Submitted 10 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    80% historically approved · decision due ~5 Oct

    Lawful Development Certificate for a hip-to-gable roof extension and rear dormer to facilitate a loft conversion, including associated roof alterations and windows/roof lights.

    Awaiting decision Lawful development Extension Loft or dormer +2 9 docs

  • 8 Woodhurst Avenue Watford WD25 9RQ

    26/00621/FULH Submitted 10 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    80% historically approved · decision due ~5 Oct

    Erection of a front porch and alterations to the roofs of the existing single-storey side extension and a new outbuilding

    Awaiting decision Householder Extension 13 docs
    Small domestic

  • 8 Woodhurst Avenue Watford WD25 9RQ

    26/00620/HPD Submitted 10 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5.00m for which the maximum height would be 3.75m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.85m

    Granted Prior approval Extension 9 docs
    Small domestic

  • 2 Woodhurst Avenue Watford WD25 9RQ

    19/01258/FULH Submitted 31 Oct 2019 50 yards away

    Removal of existing outbuilding and erection of a replacement outbuilding

    Refused Householder 10 docs
    Small domestic

  • 16 Woodhurst Avenue Watford WD25 9RQ

    25/00182/LDC Submitted 3 Mar 2025 50 yards away

    Lawful Development Certficate for an outbuilding that is 7 meters wide and 3.5 meters long at the back of the garden

    Granted Lawful development 6 docs

In Watford

  • 26/00705/HPD Awaiting decision

    115 Parkside Drive Watford WD17 3AY

    The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 8.00m for which the maximum height would be 3.00m and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.00m

    Received 4 Sep, published by the council 14 Sep 2026 Prior approval
  • 26/00615/HPD Granted

    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 6.0m for which the maximum height would be 3.0m and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.0m

    Received 5 Aug, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Prior approval
  • 26/00604/HPD Granted

    8 Robin Place Boundary Way Watford WD25 7SL

    The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.50m for which the maximum height would be 3.00m and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.00m

    Received 4 Aug, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Prior approval
  • 26/00623/HPD Granted

    125 North Western Avenue Watford WD25 0AQ

    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

    Received 10 Aug, published by the council 15 Aug 2026 Prior approval
  • 26/00600/HPD Granted

    110A Liverpool Road Watford WD18 0DN

    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

    Received 3 Aug, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Prior approval