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1 The Coppice Watford WD19 4HR

Refused Watford 25/00604/COU Change of Use

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change of use from a HMO occupation (C4 Use) to childrens care home (C2 Use)- (AMENDED PLANS)

As published by the council, reference 25/00604/COU

Application record

Reference
25/00604/COU
Type
Change of Use
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse Planning Permission
Received
27 Jun 2025
Validated
13 Aug 2025
Decided
7 Oct 2025
Ward
Oxhey
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD19 4HR

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 24/00332/FULH Granted

    1 The Coppice Watford WD19 4HR

    Part retrospective conversion of garage/office to a home office/gym and alterations to remove existing kitchenette and internal wall.

    Decided 3 Jun 2024 Householder

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Jun 2025

    Received by Watford

  2. 13 Aug 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 7 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Refuse Planning Permission

  4. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

68 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.

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