Proposal
Erection of a single storey side/rear extension with roof lantern, part garage conversion into habitable space and internal alterations.
As published by the council, reference 25/00531/FULH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Jun 2025
Received by Watford
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1 Aug 2025
Decision issued: Refuse Planning Permission
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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 householder applications
How this application type works
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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25/00432/NONMAT Granted
171 Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3HF
Non-Material amendment to planning permission 23/00005/FULH to remove two sky lights from the roof rear elevation. Remove window towards the LHS of the property. Add two opaque bathroom windows with top openings only in the first floor extension proposed rear elevation.
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23/00005/FULH Decided
171 Hempstead Road Watford Hertfordshire WD17 3HF
Raising existing ridge height by 1m, proposed loft conversion including dormer to the front and rear with front rooflights, alteration of external facade and front driveway (amended description)
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23/00940/FULH Decided
149 Woodland Drive Watford WD17 3DA
Retention of part rear patio to a single dwelling house.
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20/00924/TPO Refused
175 Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3HG
Works to trees under TPO.225 sited to the front of property, to include removal of Ash, reduce 2 by a third top and sides Box Elder and x3 Sycamore Maple reduce by 50% and trees sited to rear of property, to include reduce Norway Spruce and Cedar Pine by a third at top, White Beech Mountain Ash reduce top and sides by 50%, Magnolia 20 reduction top and sides, remove unknown dead species, Holly reduce by a third top and sides and Azalea reduce by 20% top and sides.
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23/00030/FULH Decided
156 Woodland Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD17 3DB
A single storey rear extension, front porch, extending the single storey bay to the first floor and an outbuilding (garden room) to the rear of the garden.
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22/00094/FULH Decided
133 Woodland Drive Watford WD17 3DA
Erection of single storey side and rear extension including conversion of rear garage outbuilding linked to main house, alterations to existing first floor upper roof extension and raised patio with associated landscaping
Other householder applications
In Watford
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26/00582/FULH Awaiting decision
23 Westlea Avenue Watford WD25 9DH
Erection of single story side extension and front porch extension
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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.
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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.
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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
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26/00413/FULH Decided
48 Meadow Road Watford WD25 0JA
Erection of a single storey side extension.