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Rear Of 821 St Albans Road Watford WD25 0LE

Refused Watford 18/00738/LDC Lawful Development Certificate

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

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate for retrospective change of use of land from (C3 Class) dwelling house to (B1 Class) workshop.

As published by the council, reference 18/00738/LDC

Application record

Reference
18/00738/LDC
Type
Lawful Development Certificate
Status
Refused
Decision
Refuse Lawful Development Certificate
Received
18 Jun 2018
Validated
20 Jun 2018
Decided
8 Aug 2018
Ward
Stanborough
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD25 0LE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Jun 2018

    Received by Watford

  2. 20 Jun 2018

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 8 Aug 2018

    Decision issued: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate

  4. 15 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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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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