26 Exchange Road Watford WD18 OPP
Withdrawn on 10 January 2006
Council decision: appeal withdrawn
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Proposal
Erection of a 9 storey mixed-use building comprising B1(a), D1 and A2 uses on the ground and 1st floor levels, 135no. residential units on the 2nd to 8th floors, with basement parking , communal open space and access off Upton Road and Exchange Road
- Received
- 31 October 2005
- Council
- Watford Borough Council
- Ward
- Central
- ReceivedReceived31 Oct
- ValidatedValidated31 Oct
- Consult.Consultation1 Mar
- TargetTarget Date26 Dec
- DecidedDecided10 Jan
Decided in 71 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application at 26 Exchange Road Watford WD18 OPP. Watford has handled 999 applications of this type. It was withdrawn 71 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across Central.
80% of full applications at Watford Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Application type
- Major Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Large
- Number of dwellings
- 135
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 31 October 2005
- Consultation expiry
- 1 March 2006
- Consultation end
- 1 March 2006
- Neighbour consultation start
- 8 February 2006
- Neighbour consultation end
- 1 March 2006
- Target decision date
- 26 December 2005
- Committee meeting
- 10 January 2006
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 45 High Street Odiham Hook Hants RG29 1LF
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 12 December 2005
Appeal
- Appeal result
- appeal withdrawn
Additional information
- Documents
- 58
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Brownfield land register: Land at 14-20 Upton RoadRegister site at or near this address
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201824 Jan
Consent to display a non-illuminated freestanding identification sign.
RefusedAdvertisement consent18/00106/ADV - 200615 May
Details submitted regarding condition 9 (car parking) of planning reference 06/00195
Discharge of ConditionDischarge of conditions06/00651/DISCON - 200617 Feb
Erection of a 9 storey mixed-use building comprising B1(a), D1 and A2 uses on the ground and 1st floor…
Conditional Planning PermissionMajor Full Planning Permission06/00195/FULM
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