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118 Hempstead Road Kings Langley Hertfordshire WD4 8AL

Refused Dacorum 26/00794/LDE Lawful Development Certificate Existing

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate for the continuous use of the annexe as an independent C3 dwellinghouse for a period of 6 years.

As published by the council, reference 26/00794/LDE

Application record

Reference
26/00794/LDE
Type
Lawful Development Certificate Existing
Status
Decided
Decision
Refuse Permission/Consent
Received
2 Apr 2026
Validated
21 Apr 2026
Decided
15 Jun 2026
Ward
Kings Langley
Parish
Kings Langley Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD4 8AL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Apr 2026

    Received by Dacorum

  2. 21 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 15 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse Permission/Consent

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

11 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

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