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Ground Floor 712 St Albans Road Watford WD25 9NQ

Granted Watford 25/00649/CTR Comm. COU to Dwelling Prior App

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Notification of change of use Class E to Class C3 Commercial, business services (existing estate agents) to Dwellinghouse (proposed ground floor flat)

As published by the council, reference 25/00649/CTR

Application record

Reference
25/00649/CTR
Type
Comm. COU to Dwelling Prior App
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Grant MA Prior Approval
Received
8 Jul 2025
Validated
10 Jul 2025
Decided
2 Sep 2025
Ward
Meriden
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD25 9NQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 25/00648/FUL Granted

    Ground Floor 712 St Albans Road Watford WD25 9NQ

    Installation of x2 new windows in side elevation, removal of front elevation shutters and shop front, construction of new front wall with x2 new front windows

    Decided 2 Sep 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Jul 2025

    Received by Watford

  2. 10 Jul 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Sep 2025

    Decision issued: Grant MA Prior Approval

  4. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

9 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Watford granted permission on 2 September 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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