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17 Nascot Wood Road Watford WD17 4SE

26/00036/FULHFull householderRefused
Householder

Refused on 20 March 2026

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

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Proposed loft conversion wih rear dormer five velux roof lights on front internal alternators and an increase in existing ridge height by 700mm.

Received
16 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Nascot
  1. Received16 Jan
  2. Validated26 Jan
  3. Consult.17 Feb
  4. Target23 Mar
  5. Decided20 Mar

Decided in 53 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a loft conversion at 17 Nascot Wood Road Watford WD17 4SE. Watford has handled 999 applications of this type. This one was decided in 63 days, 2 weeks longer than Watford's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 47 applications across Nascot. 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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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed rear dormer by virtue of its size and width would form a dominant addition to the rear roof slope, would negatively affect the street scene (as it would be readily visible from Hawthorn Close) and would also detract from the character and appearance of the surroundings. It would be contrary to the sections 8.12.1 and 8.12.3 of the Residential Design Guide 2016, the policies QD6.1, QD6.2 and QD6.4 of the Watford Local Plan 2021 - 2038 and Chapter 12 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2024
  2. The proposed rear dormer, by reason of its position on the rear roof slope, would cause a detrimental overlooking of the rear garden of this adjoining property leading to an undue privacy impact on its occupiers. The proposal does not comply with the principles of good design as set out in the section 8.4.1 of the Residential Design Guide 2016, the policies QD6.2 and QD6.4 of the Watford Local Plan 2021-2038 and the chapter 12 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2024.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
WD17 4SE
Application type
Full householder
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 January 2026
Consultation expiry
17 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
17 February 2026
Target decision date
23 March 2026
Permission expires
20 March 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Kirit Tailor 170 Tottenhall Road Palmers Green N13 6DL

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14626366
Documents
20
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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