252 - 272 Lower High Street Watford WD17 2JJ
Approved on 17 October 2007
Council decision: Advertisement ConsentDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Display of of a free standing externally illuminated signage
- Received
- 22 August 2007
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Watford Borough Council
- Ward
- Central
- ReceivedReceived22 Aug
- ValidatedValidated22 Aug
- Consult.Consultation21 Sep
- TargetTarget Date17 Oct
- DecidedDecided17 Oct
Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is an advertising consent application at 252 - 272 Lower High Street Watford WD17 2JJ. Watford has handled 133 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days longer than Watford's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across Central. We hold 1,594 applications in total for the WD17 postcode area.
100% of advertising 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
- Postcode
- WD17 2JJ
- Application type
- Advert Application
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 22 August 2007
- Consultation expiry
- 21 September 2007
- Consultation end
- 21 September 2007
- Neighbour consultation start
- 31 August 2007
- Neighbour consultation end
- 21 September 2007
- Last date for comments
- 21 September 2007
- Target decision date
- 17 October 2007
- Application expires
- 17 October 2007
- Permission expires
- 17 October 2012
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- C/o Glynn Hopkin Limited 279-289 London Road Romford Essex RM7 9NP
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 17
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Brownfield land register: Land and buildings at 252-272 Lower High StreetRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (21)
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20226 Jul
Demolition of the existing building and hardstanding; and erection of 193 residential units, public realm and…
WithdrawnMajor Full Planning Permission22/00866/FULM - 200812 Dec
3 off internally illuminated fascia signs, 2 non illuminated signs, 2 internally illuminated signs
ApprovedAdvertisement consent08/01515/ADV
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