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4 St James Road Watford WD18 0EA

23/00743/FULHFull householderRefused
Householder

Refused on 3 November 2023

Council decision: Refuse Planning PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of Loft conversion with rear dormer

Received
23 August 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Vicarage
  1. Received23 Aug
  2. Validated12 Sep
  3. Consult.3 Oct
  4. Target7 Nov
  5. Decided3 Nov

Decided in 52 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a loft conversion at 4 St James Road Watford WD18 0EA. Watford has handled 999 applications of this type. This one was decided in 72 days, 3 weeks longer than Watford's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 27 applications across Vicarage. We hold 323 applications in total for the WD18 postcode area.

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

Postcode
WD18 0EA
Application type
Full householder
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 September 2023
Consultation expiry
3 October 2023
Neighbour consultation end
3 October 2023
Target decision date
7 November 2023
Permission expires
3 November 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Nomaan Sheikh 7 Elgin Drive Northwood HA6 2YR United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12406540
Comments
0
Documents
9
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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

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