2 Nascot Street Watford WD17 4RB
Refused on 25 March 2026
Council decision: Refuse Planning PermissionDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal
Proposal
Proposed loft conversion including rear dormer
- Received
- 28 January 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Watford Borough Council
- Ward
- Nascot
- ReceivedReceived28 Jan
- ValidatedValidated28 Jan
- Consult.Consultation19 Feb
- TargetTarget Date25 Mar
- DecidedDecided25 Mar
Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a loft conversion at 2 Nascot Street Watford WD17 4RB. Watford has handled 999 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days longer than Watford's typical decision time. The site is in the Nascot conservation area. 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
- The proposed development by virtue of the excessive depth and inappropriate external materials would be harmful to the character and appearance of the host property and the surrounding Nascot Conservation Area. It would be contrary to Policies HE7.1, HE7.2, HE7.3, QD6.2 and QD6.4 of the Watford Local Plan 2021-2038, guidance contained in Sections 812.1 and 8.12.3 of the Watford Residential Design Guide 2016 and Chapters 12 and 16 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2024.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- WD17 4RB
- Application type
- Full householder
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 28 January 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 19 February 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 19 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 25 March 2026
- Permission expires
- 25 March 2029
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Mr A Gili-Ross 1 Thornhill House 14 Upton Road Watford WD18 0JP
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Nascot
- 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.
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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.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20261 Apr
Installation of a loft conversion to provide habitable accommodation with two rear dormer windows
ApprovedApplication26/00277/FULH - 202524 Sep
Conversion of loft space to provide habitable accommodation, installation of two rear dormer windows and…
RefusedHouseholder25/00870/FULH - 201710 Oct
Details submitted for condition 3 (full details of and samples of windows and external doors) and condition 4…
Discharge of ConditionDischarge of conditions17/01423/DISCON
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