39 South Way Abbots Langley Hertfordshire WD5 0JL

1. 29 Jan 2024

   Received by Three Rivers

2. 14 Feb 2024

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 4 Apr 2024

   Decision issued: approved

4. 8 Aug 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

• 19 The Graylings Abbots Langley Hertfordshire WD5 0JQ

  23/0008/FUL Submitted 4 Jan 2023 43m away

  Construction of single storey rear extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 7 docs
  Small domestic

• 9 Little Graylings Abbots Langley Hertfordshire WD5 0JG

  21/0813/PDE Submitted 30 Mar 2021 71m away

  Prior Approval: Single storey rear extensions (maximum depth 4 metres, maximum height 3.9 metres and eaves height 2.85 metres)

  Granted Outline Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 9 Little Graylings Abbots Langley WD5 0JG

  21/0798/CLPD Submitted 29 Mar 2021 72m away

  Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Development: Loft conversion including rear dormer and front rooflights

  Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 9 docs

• 5 Little Graylings Abbots Langley Hertfordshire WD5 0JG

  22/0914/FUL Submitted 16 May 2022 109m away

  Part single, part two storey rear extension, single storey front extension and additional fenestration to front

  Granted Full applications Extension Windows or glazing 12 docs
  Small domestic

• 1 The Graylings Abbots Langley WD5 0JQ

  20/2510/FUL Submitted 23 Nov 2020 159m away

  Single storey side and rear extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 11 docs
  Small domestic

• 68 The Fairway Abbots Langley Hertfordshire WD5 0JY

  25/0449/PDE Submitted 12 Mar 2025 161m away

  Prior Approval: Single storey rear extension (depth 3.90 metres, maximum height 3.68 metres, maximum eaves height 2.55 metres)

  Granted Outline Extension 5 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