Planning application
174 St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AS
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Retrospective - Removal of existing condenser unit and relocation and installation of two new air conditioning units, installation of condenser unit and existing as proposed external flue and ductwork. (AMENDED DESCRIPTION)
As published by the council, reference 26/00406/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00406/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Pending consideration
- Received
- 1 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 1 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Callowland
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- WD24 4AS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Watford register
This site has had 6 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 3 refused.
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25/00583/FUL Refused
174 St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AS
Retrospective - Removal of existing air conditioning unit and relocation and installation of two new air conditioning units, installation of condenser units.
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24/00028/FUL Refused
174 St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AS
Removal of existing air conditioning unit and installation of two new air conditioning units. Retrospective installation of condenser unit and extraction system duct.
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23/00491/FUL Withdrawn
174 St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AS
RETROSPECTIVE: Removal of existing air conditioning unit and installation of 2 new air conditioning units inside acoustic enclosures
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23/00014/FUL Refused
174 St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AS
Retrospective - replacing old air conditioning units with new.
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21/01528/LDC Granted
174 St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AS
Lawful Development Certificate for the preparation of hot food snacks for consumption on the premises under Class E(b)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Jun 2026
Received by Watford
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 July 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Watford took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
19 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
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About full applications
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Nearby applications
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174 St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AS
Retrospective - Removal of existing air conditioning unit and relocation and installation of two new air conditioning units, installation of condenser units.
Refused Full applications 19 docs -
174 St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AS
Removal of existing air conditioning unit and installation of two new air conditioning units. Retrospective installation of condenser unit and extraction system duct.
Refused Full applications 13 docs -
174 St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AS
Lawful Development Certificate for the preparation of hot food snacks for consumption on the premises under Class E(b)
Granted Lawful development 5 docs -
174 St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AS
RETROSPECTIVE: Removal of existing air conditioning unit and installation of 2 new air conditioning units inside acoustic enclosures
Withdrawn Full applications 12 docs -
174 St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AS
Retrospective - replacing old air conditioning units with new.
Refused Full applications 19 docs -
164A St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AS
Lawful Development Certificate for C3 dwellinghouse use for Flat 1 and Flat 2, 164a St Albans Road
Granted Lawful development 7 docsDomestic
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