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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
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

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 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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