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50 The Avenue Watford WD17 4NX

26/00142/FULHFull householderRefused
Householder

Refused on 17 April 2026

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

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Erection of single storey side extension, first floor side extension above existing garage and loft conversion with rear dormer and three front rooflights and associated internal reconfiguration

Received
20 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Nascot
  1. Received20 Feb
  2. Validated20 Feb
  3. Consult.13 Mar
  4. Target17 Apr
  5. Decided17 Apr

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey side extension at 50 The Avenue Watford WD17 4NX. Watford has handled 999 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days longer than Watford's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application 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 development by virtue of its size, bulk, massing, scale and design would be harmful to the character and appearance of the street-scene and surroundings from the public realm and neighbouring gardens. It would be contrary to QD6.1, QD6.2 and QD6.4 of the Watford Local Plan 2021-2038 and Chapter 8 of the Watford Residential Design Guide 2016 and Chapter 12 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2024.
  2. In the absence of an adequate daylight and sunlight study carried out by a suitably qualified assessor, the proposal is unable to demonstrate that it would not have a negative impact on the daylight and sunlight received by neighbouring properties. Therefore, the proposal is contrary to paragraph 135 of the National Planning Policy Framework, Policy and CC8.5 of the Watford Local Plan 2021-2038 and section 7.3 of the Watford Residential Design Guide 2016.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

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

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 February 2026
Consultation expiry
13 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
13 March 2026
Target decision date
17 April 2026
Permission expires
17 April 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr S Easwaran 5a- 7A St. James's Road Croydon CR0 2SB

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14717382
Comments
0
Documents
13
Constraints
3

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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