20/00697/LDC

1. 9 Jul 2020

   Received by Watford

2. 12 Aug 2020

   Decision issued: Grant Lawful Development Certificate

3. 24 Jul 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

• 23/00846/FULH Decided

  2A Rosecroft Drive Watford WD17 4JQ

  Proposed vehicle crossover and retrospective application for formation and continued use of existing gravel hardstanding for car parking for ground floor maisonette at No.2A

  19 Sep 2023 105m away Householder
• 25/00669/LDC Granted

  95 The Ridgeway Watford WD17 4WJ

  Lawful Development Certificate for loft conversion with rear dormer, three front roof lights and side frosted window

  17 Jul 2025 117m away Lawful development
• 25/00670/FULH Decided

  95 The Ridgeway Watford WD17 4WJ

  Erection of single storey rear and side extension with rear raised dec, front alterations, render whole house and new replacement windows

  17 Jul 2025 117m away Householder
• 23/00895/HPD Granted

  18 Wimborne Grove Watford WD17 4JF

  The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6m for which the maximum height would be 3.30m and for which the height of the eaves would be 3m

  3 Oct 2023 153m away Prior approval
• 26/00276/FUL Awaiting decision

  10 Wimborne Grove Watford WD17 4JF

  Demolition of existing house and erection of a new house (amended plans)

  1 Apr 2026 157m away Full applications
• 22/00275/VAR Decided

  1 Hemingford Road Watford Hertfordshire WD17 4FH

  Variation of conditions 2 (Approved Plans) and 3 (Windows) of planning permission 17/01494/FULH - Addition of a first floor side window (part retrospective, window to be replaced with an obscure glazed window, to be fixed shut up to 1.7m from the adjacent floor level.

  1 Mar 2022 158m away Amendments

• 26/00416/LDC Granted

  249 Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3HH

  Lawful Development Certificate for a loft extension incorporating a rear flat-roof dormer and installation of three rooflights to the front roof slope, Garage conversion and front porch canopy.

  4 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00485/LDC Granted

  Shrodells Unit Watford General Hospital Vicarage Road Watford WD18 0HB

  Lawful development certificate for proposed single storey extension to Shrodells Unit

  26 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00555/LDC Awaiting decision

  81 Tudor Walk Watford Hertfordshire WD24 7NZ

  Lawful Development Certificate for a hip-to-gable roof enlargement, rear dormer, alterations to the roof of the existing two-storey rear extension and associated rooflights.

  20 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00549/LDC Awaiting decision

  4 Field Road Watford WD19 4DR

  Lawful Development Certificate to replace single storey rear extension.

  17 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00396/LDC Granted

  14 Swiss Avenue Watford WD18 7LN

  Lawful Development Certificate for proposed loft conversion including rear dormer extension, two rear-facing windows and x3 front rooflights

  27 May 2026 Lawful development