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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
Refused As published: 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

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 3 applications since 2018: 0 approved, 3 refused.

  • 24/00367/FUL Refused

    Rear Of 821 St Albans Road Watford WD25 0LE

    Retrospective Change of Use of Land from residential garden land and retention of mobile tyre business (sui generis)

    Decided 3 Jul 2024 Full applications
  • 18/01248/LDC Refused

    Rear Of 821 St Albans Road Watford WD25 0LE

    Lawful Development Certificate for storage and distribution use within use class B8.

    Decided 22 Nov 2018 Lawful development

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

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What this refusal means

Watford refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Rear Of 821 St Albans Road Watford WD25 0LE

    18/01248/LDC Submitted 28 Sep 2018 50 yards away

    Lawful Development Certificate for storage and distribution use within use class B8.

    Refused Lawful development 8 docs

  • Rear Of 821 St Albans Road Watford WD25 0LE

    24/00367/FUL Submitted 18 Apr 2024 50 yards away

    Retrospective Change of Use of Land from residential garden land and retention of mobile tyre business (sui generis)

    Refused Full applications 12 docs

  • 25 Lavinia Avenue Watford WD25 0LF

    18/00858/FULH Submitted 11 Jul 2018 50 yards away

    Double storey front extension in place of existing single storey porch and first floor rear extension over existing ground floor extension.

    Refused Householder Extension 6 docs
    Small domestic

  • 24 And 25 Lavinia Avenue Watford WD25 0LF

    19/00526/FULH Submitted 13 May 2019 50 yards away

    Joint application for a rear first floor extension at 24 and 25 Lavinia Avenue and single storey front porch to 25 Lavinia avenue following refusal for individual applications ref 18/00857/FULH and 18/00858/FULH.

    Granted Householder Extension 6 docs
    Small domestic

  • 11 Garston Park Parade Watford WD25 9LQ

    20/00505/FUL Submitted 22 May 2020 50 yards away

    Installation of an ATM through a secure panel to the right hand side of the shop front.

    Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 11 docs

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    20/00506/ADV Submitted 22 May 2020 50 yards away

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In Watford

  • 26/00740/LDC Granted

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    Lawful development certificate for proposed erection of outbuilding (12mx5m) at the South-West corner of the rear garden

    Received 21 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00763/LDC Awaiting decision

    134 Balmoral Road Watford WD24 4ET

    Lawful Development Certificate for proposed hip to gable loft conversion including rear dormer and x2 front roof lights.

    Received 29 Sep, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00755/LDC Awaiting decision

    498 Whippendell Road Watford WD18 7QJ

    Lawful Development Certificate for a loft conversion with rear dormer window.

    Received 28 Sep, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00579/LDC Refused

    37 Harford Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD17 3DQ

    Lawful development certificate for proposed erection of garden outbuilding for storage/office use and alterations to existing front porch

    Received 27 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00618/LDC Granted

    8 Woodhurst Avenue Watford WD25 9RQ

    Lawful Development Certificate for a hip-to-gable roof extension and rear dormer to facilitate a loft conversion, including associated roof alterations and windows/roof lights.

    Received 10 Aug, published by the council 16 Aug 2026 Lawful development