53 Orchard Avenue Abbots Langley Hertfordshire WD25 7JG

1. 22 Dec 2022

   Received by Three Rivers

2. 14 Feb 2023

   Decision issued: approved

3. 4 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

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

• 57 Orchard Avenue Abbots Langley Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7JG

  24/0711/FUL Submitted 1 May 2024 16m away

  Demolition of existing garage and construction of single storey front, side and rear extension.

  Granted Full applications Extension Demolition 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 45 Orchard Avenue Abbots Langley WD25 7JG

  21/1098/RSP Submitted 28 Apr 2021 32m away

  Part retrospective: Part first floor rear extension, loft conversion involving the erection of a hip to gable roof extension incorporating a rear dormer and installation of front three rooflights

  Granted Amendments Extension Loft or dormer 15 docs

• 45 Orchard Avenue Abbots Langley WD25 7JG

  21/1098/FUL Submitted 28 Apr 2021 32m away

  Part retrospective: Part first floor rear extension, loft conversion involving the erection of a hip to gable roof extension incorporating a rear dormer and installation of front three rooflights

  Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer 15 docs

• 45 Orchard Avenue Abbots Langley WD25 7JG

  21/0786/FUL Submitted 26 Mar 2021 32m away

  First floor rear extension

  Withdrawn Full applications Extension 14 docs

• 45 Orchard Avenue Abbots Langley Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7JG

  20/1933/PDE Submitted 17 Sep 2020 33m away

  Prior Approval: Single storey rear extension (depth 6 metres, maximum height 3.55 metres, maximum eaves height 3 metres)

  Granted Outline Extension 11 docs
  Small domestic

• 63 Orchard Avenue Abbots Langley Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7JG

  26/0351/FUL Submitted 3 Mar 2026 42m away

  Demolition of existing outbuilding; erection of a single storey side and rear extension with rear canopy

  Granted Full applications Extension Demolition 19 docs
  Small domestic

• 26/0460/CLED Granted

  Annexe Hart Hall Hyde Lane Nash Mills Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 8SA

  Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use: Use of annexe as an independent dwelling

  19 Mar 2026 Lawful development
• 26/0724/CLED Granted

  70 The Mead Carpenders Park Watford Hertfordshire WD19 5BU

  Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use: Use of annexe as a separate dwelling

  5 May 2026 Lawful development
• 25/1151/CLED Refused

  Unit 6 Century Court Tolpits Lane Watford Hertfordshire

  Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use: Use of property as single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3)

  4 Jul 2025 Lawful development
• 26/0736/CLPD Granted

  45 Watford Road Croxley Green Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 3DS

  Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Development: Loft conversion including hip to gable roof extension with rear juliet dormer and window, front rooflights, side window

  7 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/0631/CLPD Granted

  Clovelly Bell Lane Bedmond Abbots Langley Hertfordshire WD5 0QS

  Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Development: Loft conversion including hip to dutch hip roof extension, rear juliet dormer with windows

  20 Apr 2026 Lawful development