Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Council planning record
204A St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AS
Last published check: 28 Sept 2026, 04:41. Check the council record for more recent changes.
204A St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AS
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View council mapLawful development certificate for existing use of the first and second floors as two separate self-contained residential dwellings (Use Class C3), each comprising independent living accommodation, kitchen facilities, bathroom facilities and ancillary storage, with access provided via the existing external rear staircase
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| LDCDN - LDC DECISIONDecision · PDF | 27 Aug 2026 | View |
| OFFICER REPORTOfficer Report · PDF | 27 Aug 2026 | View |
| COMMENTS - CIL OFFICERConsultee Comment | 28 Jul 2026 | View |
| CIL FormCIL Form · PDF | 2 Jul 2026 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 29 Jun 2026 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTReport · PDF | 29 Jun 2026 | View |
| TO BE SPLITDrawing Refused · PDF | 29 Jun 2026 | View |
| HEADER SHEETDrawing Refused · PDF | 29 Jun 2026 | View |
| SITE AND BLOCK PLANDrawing Refused · PDF | 29 Jun 2026 | View |
| FRONT AND REAR PERSEPECTIVESDrawing Refused · PDF | 29 Jun 2026 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED VIEWSDrawing Refused · PDF | 29 Jun 2026 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANDrawing Refused · PDF | 29 Jun 2026 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED ELEVATIONSDrawing Refused · PDF | 29 Jun 2026 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED FLOOR PLANSDrawing Refused · PDF | 29 Jun 2026 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED FLOOR PLANSDrawing Refused · PDF | 29 Jun 2026 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED BLOCK PLANDrawing Refused · PDF | 29 Jun 2026 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED ROOF PLANDrawing Refused · PDF | 29 Jun 2026 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATIONSDrawing Refused · PDF | 29 Jun 2026 | View |
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.