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8 Bellmount Wood Avenue Watford Hertfordshire WD17 3BW

25/00863/HPDHouseholder Permitted DevelopmentRefused
Householder

Proposal

The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 8m for which the maximum height would be 3m and for which the height of the eaves would be 3m

Received
22 September 2025
Decided
16 October 2025 · Refuse HPD Prior Approval
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Park
Site boundary (council red line)
  1. Received22 Sep
  2. Validated22 Sep
  3. Consult.13 Oct
  4. Target3 Nov
  5. Decided16 Oct

Decided in 24 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Watford70% of outline applications approved

This is an outline application for a single storey rear extension at 8 Bellmount Wood Avenue Watford Hertfordshire WD17 3BW. Watford has handled 212 applications of this type and approves 60% of them, typically deciding them in 38 days. This one was decided in 24 days, 2 weeks quicker than Watford's median. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 75 applications across Park. We hold 1,528 applications in total for the WD17 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
25/00863/HPD
Address
8 Bellmount Wood Avenue Watford Hertfordshire WD17 3BW
Postcode
WD17 3BW
Local Authority
Watford
Application Type
Householder Permitted Development
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
Refused
Ward
Park

Applicant & Agent

Applicant Address
Flat 34 20 Carraway Street Reading Berkshire RG1 3FZ

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
22 September 2025
Consultation Expiry
13 October 2025
Target Decision Date
3 November 2025
Date Decided
16 October 2025
Date Validated
22 September 2025
Date Submitted
22 September 2025
Neighbour Consultation End
13 October 2025

Planning Decision

Decision
Refuse HPD Prior Approval
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
42 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments
0
Documents
16
Constraints
1
Coordinates
51.666824, -0.420781
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Watford

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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

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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.

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