Skip to content
PlanIndex Get alerts
Menu

Planning application

71 - 73 Market Street Watford WD18 0PR

Refused Watford 26/00150/FUL Full Planning Permission

Works: Loft or dormer

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

Proposal

Part retrospective application for the change of use of the first floor from office to three residential dwellings. Works include a loft conversion with rear dormers and balcony, the removal of external rear spiral staircase, car parking and cycle parking.

As published by the council, reference 26/00150/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/00150/FUL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse Planning Permission
Received
23 Feb 2026
Validated
18 Mar 2026
Decided
21 May 2026
Ward
Central
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD18 0PR

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

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

  • 25/00812/FUL Refused

    71 - 73 Market Street Watford WD18 0PR

    Retention of class E with the addition of hot food takeaway (sui generis) and installation of kitchen extraction flue ventilation unit (amended description and additional information received)

    Decided 19 May 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Feb 2026

    Received by Watford

  2. 18 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 May 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse Planning Permission

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

19 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.

Open the documents

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.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 71 - 73 Market Street Watford WD18 0PR

    25/00812/FUL Submitted 5 Sep 2025 50 yards away

    Retention of class E with the addition of hot food takeaway (sui generis) and installation of kitchen extraction flue ventilation unit (amended description and additional information received)

    Refused Full applications 14 docs

  • Travis Perkins Trading Co Ltd 37 Merton Road Watford WD18 0WX

    19/00502/COU Submitted 7 May 2019 50 yards away

    Change of use from Builders Merchant (Sui Generis Use Class) to Vehicle and Car Rental operation (Sui Generis Use Class).

    Granted Full applications 7 docs

  • 63A Market Street Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0PR

    23/00366/FUL Submitted 27 Apr 2023 50 yards away

    Conversion of loft space to habitable accommodation with front and rear dormers and rear rooflight

    Granted Full applications Loft or dormer 6 docs

  • 61A Market Street Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0PR

    22/00978/FUL Submitted 9 Aug 2022 50 yards away

    Proposed front fascia alteration (front and rear doors on shop floor) and internal alterations.

    Granted Full applications 6 docs

  • 87-89 Market Street Watford WD18 0PT

    18/01010/VAR Submitted 10 Aug 2018 50 yards away

    Variation of Condition 6 (Approved plans) of planning permission 18/00224/FUL to proposed amalgamation of 2 basement flats (approved under permitted development application ref no:17/00716/OPD) into 1no. 2-bedroom flat and introduction of 2no. front skylights in pavement level. Proposed amendment to 2no. 1-bedroom flats at first floor and creation of additional second floor studio flat.

    Granted Amendments New dwelling 15 docs

  • 55-57 Market Street Watford WD18 0PR

    25/00828/FUL Submitted 10 Sep 2025 50 yards away

    Proposed creation of 8 self-contained residential units involving second floor extension covering No.55 & 57, single storey rear extension over existing open outdoor dining area, part conversion of existing Class E uses at ground floor area including first floors and loft space

    Refused Full applications Extension 43 docs
    Small domestic

In Watford

  • 26/00654/FUL Granted

    226 - 228 St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AU

    Proposed changes to existing building colour and all window frames and doors to be painted Anthracite RAL 7016.

    Received 19 Aug, published by the council 22 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • 26/00538/FUL Refused

    43A Fuller Road Watford Hertfordshire WD24 6QH

    Conversion of ground floor flat 43A into two flats with fenestration changes.

    Received 14 Jul, published by the council 15 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • 26/00415/FUL Granted

    Island Thomas Sawyer Way Watford Hertfordshire

    Proposed enabling works (Site Remediation).

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

    105 Horseshoe Lane Watford WD25 7HS

    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

    Screwfix 10 Imperial Park Imperial Way Watford WD24 4PP

    Creation of new retail bakery (Use Class E(a)), new shop front, HVAC and associated works.

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