Planning application
Hilfield Farm House Hilfield Lane Aldenham Watford Hertfordshire WD25 8PH
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Proposal
Regularisation of Yard 8 and 7 containers for B8 storage usage. Certificate of lawful development (Existing).
As published by the council, reference 25/1525/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- 25/1525/CLE
- Type
- Certificate Existing Lawful Use/Dev
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 22 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 22 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Aldenham West
- Parish
- Aldenham Parish
- Postcode
- WD25 8PH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Oct 2025
Received by Hertsmere
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 17 December 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Hertsmere took a median of 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
SBRice Ltd Agent
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
- Sworn affidavit (dated 27th july 2026)
- Applicationformredacted
- Statutory declaration
- Original lease agreement 2015
- Lease agreement 2017
- Location plan
- Aerial images
- Photos of containers
- Bank statements proof of rental payments
- Companies houses
- Cover letter
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Hertsmere for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Hertsmere decided lawful development applications in a median of 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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