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Dismissed31 October 20253365255

The Spinney , Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17 4QF

Planning appeal 3365255 at The Spinney , Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17 4QF (Watford Borough Council) was dismissed on 31 October 2025 by Inspector Wyborn D, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the transport and highway impacts of the development would be acceptable, with particular regard to car parking.

Application for prior notification of development for a single-storey upward extension above each of the 3no. existing detached buildings, to provide residential flats, cycle parking and associated storage

Authority
Watford Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Other minor developments
Inspector
Wyborn D
Postcode
WD17 4QF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether or not the transport and highway impacts of the development would be acceptable, with particular regard to car parking

What decided it

The additional parking demand from the 14 new flats could not be safely or reasonably accommodated within The Spinney, Church Road or Grange Close, resulting in unacceptable harm to highway safety.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ST11.5

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