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Rear Of 291 Whippendell Road Watford WD18 7NN

Refused Watford 25/00827/FUL Full Planning Permission

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

Proposal

Change of Use of rear part of ground floor from commercial (Class E) to a residential studio flat (Class C3) with internal reconfiguration.

As published by the council, reference 25/00827/FUL

Application record

Reference
25/00827/FUL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse Planning Permission
Received
10 Sep 2025
Validated
10 Dec 2025
Decided
4 Feb 2026
Ward
Vicarage
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD18 7NN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Sep 2025

    Received by Watford

  2. 10 Dec 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 4 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse Planning Permission

  4. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

34 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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