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5 Greenwood Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD25 0HS

26/00107/HPDHouseholder Permitted DevelopmentRefused
Householder

Refused on 19 March 2026

Council decision: Refuse Invalid HPD NotificationDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.67m for which the maximum height would be 4.00m and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.00m

Received
11 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Stanborough
  1. Received11 Feb
  2. Validated11 Feb
  3. Consult.4 Mar
  4. Target25 Mar
  5. Decided19 Mar

Decided in 36 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an outline application for a single storey rear extension at 5 Greenwood Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD25 0HS. Watford has handled 222 applications of this type. This one was decided in 36 days, 13 days quicker than Watford's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 40 applications across Stanborough. We hold 498 applications in total for the WD25 postcode area.

70% of outline 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 maximum height as shown on the proposed elevation plans is not consistent with the maximum height indicated in the description and application form. The proposed elevation plans show the maximum height as 3.73m and the maximum eaves height as 2.64m, while the description indicates the proposed maximum height is 4.0m and the maximum eaves height is 3.0m. As such, the submitted drawings and application description are inconsistent and therefore insufficient information has been provided to determine the application for prior approval as per Schedule 2, Part 1, criteria A.4(2)(a), A.4(2)(b) and A.4,(3)(b) of the General Permitted Development Order 2015 (as amended).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
WD25 0HS
Application type
Householder Permitted Development
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 February 2026
Consultation expiry
4 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
4 March 2026
Target decision date
25 March 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14689895
Comments
0
Documents
9
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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