Planning application
174 St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AS
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Retrospective - Removal of existing air conditioning unit and relocation and installation of two new air conditioning units, installation of condenser units.
As published by the council, reference 25/00583/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00583/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse Planning Permission
- Received
- 23 Jun 2025
- Validated
- 18 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 19 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Callowland
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WD24 4AS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Watford register
This site has had 6 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 3 refused.
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26/00406/FUL Awaiting decision
174 St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AS
Retrospective - Removal of existing condenser unit and relocation and installation of two new air conditioning units, installation of condenser unit and existing as proposed external flue and ductwork. (AMENDED DESCRIPTION)
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24/00028/FUL Refused
174 St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AS
Removal of existing air conditioning unit and installation of two new air conditioning units. Retrospective installation of condenser unit and extraction system duct.
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23/00491/FUL Withdrawn
174 St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AS
RETROSPECTIVE: Removal of existing air conditioning unit and installation of 2 new air conditioning units inside acoustic enclosures
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23/00014/FUL Refused
174 St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AS
Retrospective - replacing old air conditioning units with new.
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21/01528/LDC Granted
174 St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AS
Lawful Development Certificate for the preparation of hot food snacks for consumption on the premises under Class E(b)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jun 2025
Received by Watford
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18 Aug 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Refuse Planning Permission
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26 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
19 documents on file for this application
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