Former Gas Holder Site, Encompassing Frogmore House Lower High Street Watford

19/01057/DISCONDischarge of conditionsAwaiting decision

Discharge / amendments

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Proposal

Details submitted for Condition 4 (Verification report) and Condition 8 (Borehole management) pursuant to planning permission 17/00593/FULM

Received: 13 September 2019
Decision due: 13 December 2019
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Watford Borough Council
Ward: Central

ReceivedReceived13 Sep
ValidatedValidated13 Sep
Consult.Consultation8 Oct
TargetTarget Date13 Dec
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is an application to discharge conditions at Former Gas Holder Site, Encompassing Frogmore House Lower High Street Watford. Watford has handled 509 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 13 September 2019 and is still awaiting a decision. 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.

96% of conditions 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: Discharge of conditions
Scale / size: Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated: 13 September 2019
Consultation expiry: 8 October 2019
Consultation start: 17 September 2019
Consultation end: 8 October 2019
Last date for comments: 8 October 2019
Application expires: 13 December 2019

Planning decision

Statutory period: 91 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-08147569
Documents: 18
Constraints: 1

Site constraints

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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.

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