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272 St Albans Road Watford WD24 6PE

25/01088/FULFull Planning PermissionRefused
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Refused on 18 May 2026

Council decision: Refuse Planning PermissionDelegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Installation of a commercial extraction and ventilation system to be mounted on the external wall of the building, installation of a commercial refrigerator unit and addition of marquee tent to rear area (Revised Description)

Received
16 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Callowland
  1. Received16 Dec
  2. Validated18 Mar
  3. Consult.9 Apr
  4. Target13 May
  5. Decided18 May

Decided in 61 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 272 St Albans Road Watford WD24 6PE. Watford has handled 999 applications of this type. This one was decided in 153 days, 15 weeks longer than Watford's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 25 applications across Callowland. We hold 538 applications in total for the WD24 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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Why it was refused

  1. The rear marquee tent by virtue of its location, massing, scale and design would be an incongruous and alien feature that would fail to respect, the character of the property and would be detrimental to the character and appearance of the rear street scene. It would be contrary to Policies QD6.2 and QD6.4 of the Watford Local Plan 2021-2038, and Chapter 12 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
  2. Insufficient information has been provided to determine the noise, vibration and odour impact on surrounding properties. The units are likely to harm the amenity of neighbouring residential uses in terms of unwanted noise, vibration and odour. The development is therefore considered to be contrary to paragraph 135 of the National Planning Policy Framework and Policy CC8.5 of the Watford Local Plan 2021-2038 which both seek to protect neighbouring amenity.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
WD24 6PE
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 March 2026
Consultation expiry
9 April 2026
Neighbour consultation end
9 April 2026
Target decision date
13 May 2026
Decision issued
19 May 2026
Permission expires
19 May 2029

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14380229
Documents
25
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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

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

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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