272 St Albans Road Watford WD24 6PE Data via plota.co.uk
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) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 18 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Documents 25
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 12
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 2
Other documents 6
Site constraints 2
Checked on 3 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2020, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Watford
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Postcode
- WD24 6PE
- Received
- 16 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 18 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Callowland
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 13 May 2026
- Decision
- Refuse Planning Permission
- Decision date
- 18 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 61 days from validation, 8 days slower than Watford's median of 53 for commercial premises. Refused, as 32% of commercial premises here are.
Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Watford in the last twelve months, from validation. Watford decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14380229
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14380229
- Comments by
- 9 Apr 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
Watford is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #41 out of 296. Only 21% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Watford is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 81% approved vs 90% nationally.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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