71 - 73 Market Street Watford WD18 0PR Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Retention of class E with the addition of hot food takeaway (sui generis) and installation of kitchen extraction flue ventilation unit (amended description and additional information received) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 19 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 31 Jul 2026
Documents 14
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 4
Application forms 2
Site constraints 3
Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £780,000 in August 2024. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Watford
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Postcode
- WD18 0PR
- Received
- 5 Sept 2025
- Validated
- 4 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Central
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 9 Jan 2026
- Decision
- Refuse Planning Permission
- Decision date
- 19 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- AsB Architecture Ltd
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 104 days from validation, 49 days slower than Watford's median of 55 for changes of use. Refused, as 33% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Watford in the last twelve months, from validation. Watford decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
40 neighbours consulted · Last counted 31 Jul 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14299527
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14299527
- Comments by
- 11 Mar 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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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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