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139 Horseshoe Lane Watford WD25 7HT

Refused Watford 26/00126/FUL Full Planning Permission

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

Proposal

Retrospective change of use from C3 (dwellinghouse) to sui generis use for short-term holiday accommodation (Airbnb) (Revised description)

As published by the council, reference 26/00126/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/00126/FUL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse Planning Permission
Received
16 Feb 2026
Validated
13 Apr 2026
Decided
4 Jun 2026
Ward
Woodside
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD25 7HT

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 4 applications since 2022: 3 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/00096/FUL Granted

    139 Horseshoe Lane Watford WD25 7HT

    Proposed sub-division of existing dwelling into 2no dwellings (1 x 3 bedroom house and 1 x 2 bedroom house).

    Decided 21 May 2026 Full applications
  • 23/00549/NONMAT Granted

    139 Horseshoe Lane Watford WD25 7HT

    Non- material amendment to planning permission 23/00279/FULH to add 1x side rooflight and 1x rear rooflight

    Decided 1 Aug 2023 Amendments
  • 22/01070/HPD Granted

    139 Horseshoe Lane Watford WD25 7HT

    The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5.00m for which the maximum height would be 2.87m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.55m

    Decided 19 Oct 2022 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Feb 2026

    Received by Watford

  2. 13 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 4 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse Planning Permission

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

12 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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Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 139 Horseshoe Lane Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7HT

    23/00279/FULH Submitted 31 Mar 2023 50 yards away

    Erection of a first floor side extension.

    Granted Householder Extension 6 docs
    Domestic

  • 139 Horseshoe Lane Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7HT

    22/01032/LDC Submitted 24 Aug 2022 50 yards away

    Lawful Development Certificate for a loft conversion with front roof lights, rear dormer.

    Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 5 docs

  • 139 Horseshoe Lane Watford WD25 7HT

    23/00549/NONMAT Submitted 23 Jun 2023 50 yards away

    Non- material amendment to planning permission 23/00279/FULH to add 1x side rooflight and 1x rear rooflight

    Granted Amendments Loft or dormer 4 docs

  • 139 Horseshoe Lane Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7HT

    22/01446/FULH Submitted 19 Dec 2022 50 yards away

    Erection of a single story rear extension connecting to existing 5m extension Ref : 22/01070/HPD, first floor side and rear extension on to existing single story side extension Ref : 22/01065/FULH.

    Refused Householder Extension 7 docs
    Domestic

  • 139 Horseshoe Lane Watford WD25 7HT

    26/00096/FUL Submitted 9 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    Proposed sub-division of existing dwelling into 2no dwellings (1 x 3 bedroom house and 1 x 2 bedroom house).

    Granted Full applications 17 docs
    Several homes

  • 139 Horseshoe Lane Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7HT

    22/01065/FULH Submitted 5 Sep 2022 50 yards away

    Erection of Side Extension and Front Porch

    Granted Householder Extension 6 docs
    Small domestic

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    Received 19 Aug, published by the council 22 Aug 2026 Full applications
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    Received 14 Jul, published by the council 15 Aug 2026 Full applications
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    Proposed enabling works (Site Remediation).

    Received 4 Jun, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • 26/00727/FUL Awaiting decision

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    Demolition of an existing side extension to facilitate a single storey side / rear and front extension, and changes to the existing porch roof.

    Received 15 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Full applications
  • 26/00721/FUL Awaiting decision

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    Received 14 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Full applications