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4 Kingsfield Road Watford WD19 4PS

Refused Watford 18/00951/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 change of use of part of ground floor from Class C3 (dwellinghouse) to Class C4 (house in multiple occupation).

As published by the council, reference 18/00951/LDC

Application record

Reference
18/00951/LDC
Type
Lawful Development Certificate
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate
Received
31 Jul 2018
Validated
3 Aug 2018
Decided
24 Sep 2018
Ward
Oxhey
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD19 4PS

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

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

  • 19/00429/COU Refused

    4 Kingsfield Road Watford WD19 4PS

    Change of Use of part of property to create a one-bedroom self -contained flat with parking and external amenity areas.

    Decided 31 May 2019 Full applications
  • 18/01291/LDC Refused

    4 Kingsfield Road Watford WD19 4PS

    Lawful Development Certificate for change of use from C3 (Dwelling house) to C4 (House of Multiple occupation). Non-licensable conversion to 4 no. HMO units within an existing household with shared basic amenities.

    Decided 22 Nov 2018 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 Jul 2018

    Received by Watford

  2. 3 Aug 2018

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Sep 2018

    Decision issued: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate

  4. 22 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

11 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

  • 4 Kingsfield Road Watford Hertfordshire WD19 4PS

    20/00558/FUL Submitted 5 Jun 2020 50 yards away

    Proposed partial change of use to 2 room HMO in existing mixed use property (retrospective).

    Granted Full applications 5 docs

  • 4 Kingsfield Road Watford WD19 4PS

    18/01291/LDC Submitted 9 Oct 2018 50 yards away

    Lawful Development Certificate for change of use from C3 (Dwelling house) to C4 (House of Multiple occupation). Non-licensable conversion to 4 no. HMO units within an existing household with shared basic amenities.

    Refused Lawful development 8 docs
    Domestic

  • 4 Kingsfield Road Watford WD19 4PS

    19/00429/COU Submitted 12 Apr 2019 50 yards away

    Change of Use of part of property to create a one-bedroom self -contained flat with parking and external amenity areas.

    Refused Full applications 8 docs

  • 4 Cedar Road Watford WD19 4QW

    19/00164/VAR Submitted 11 Feb 2019 100 yards away

    Variation of Condition 2 of planning permission 18/01589/FULH for a single storey and two storey rear extension, garage conversion to habitable space with lean to pitch roof and alteration to front garden to allow for additional parking. Alter rear extension roof glazing to roof lights and alter bifold rear extension doors to sliding patio door (Amended plans and description).

    Granted Amendments Extension Loft or dormer +1 10 docs
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  • 4 Cedar Road Watford WD19 4QW

    19/00353/FULH Submitted 27 Mar 2019 100 yards away

    Proposed porch alteration

    Granted Householder Extension 6 docs
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  • 4 Cedar Road Watford WD19 4QW

    18/01589/FULH Submitted 17 Dec 2018 100 yards away

    Proposed single storey and two storey rear extension, garage conversion to habitable space with lean to pitch roof and alteration to front garden to allow for additional parking.

    Granted Householder Extension 19 docs
    Small domestic

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    Received 28 Sep, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Lawful development
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    Received 27 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Lawful development
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    Received 10 Aug, published by the council 16 Aug 2026 Lawful development