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1 Duke Street Watford Hertfordshire WD17 2PB

25/00321/FULHFull householderAwaiting decision
Householder
Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of single story rear extension. Rear side extension on the first floor. There are some internal alterations, shown on the proposed plans including few windows to the road side as of the opposite side property on Duke Street.

Received
1 April 2025
Decision due
24 June 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Central
  1. Received1 Apr
  2. Validated29 Apr
  3. Consult.22 May
  4. Target24 Jun
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 22 May.

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a rear extension at 1 Duke Street Watford Hertfordshire WD17 2PB. Watford has handled 999 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 1 April 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Estcourt conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. 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.

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
WD17 2PB
Application type
Full householder
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 April 2025
Consultation expiry
22 May 2025
Neighbour consultation end
22 May 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mrs Sumithra Alkegamage Studio1Ab Parndon Mill Lane Parndon Mill Harlow CM20 2HP

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal history

3371232
Dismissed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 6 January 2026Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13902046
Comments
0
Documents
10
Constraints
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Estcourt
  • 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 (21)

flood storage 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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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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