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Gas Holder Site Lower High Street Watford

08/00614/ADVAdvert ApplicationRefused
Advertisement consent

Refused on 16 June 2008

Council decision: Advertisement RefusalDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Advertising banner fixed to Gasometer

Received
23 April 2008
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Central
  1. Received23 Apr
  2. Validated23 Apr
  3. Consult.2 Jun
  4. Target18 Jun
  5. Decided16 Jun

Decided in 54 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an advertising consent application at Gas Holder Site Lower High Street Watford. Watford has handled 133 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days, 5 days longer than Watford's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across Central.

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

Application type
Advert Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 April 2008
Consultation expiry
6 June 2008
Consultation start
12 May 2008
Consultation end
2 June 2008
Neighbour consultation start
12 May 2008
Neighbour consultation end
2 June 2008
Last date for comments
6 June 2008
Target decision date
18 June 2008
Decision issued
18 June 2008
Application expires
18 June 2008

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Attn Of David Woodfine 20 St Annes Road Formby Mersyeside L37 7AT

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
16 May 2008
Advertisement expiry
6 June 2008

Appeal

Appeal status
Appeal Allowed
Appeal result
Appeal Allowed

Additional information

Documents
32
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II*: Frogmore HouseOn or next to this site
  • Brownfield land register: Gas Holder Site, 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 (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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