20/00782/LDC

1. 27 Jul 2020

   Received by Watford

2. 29 Jul 2020

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 18 Sep 2020

   Decision issued: Grant Lawful Development Certificate

4. 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

• 25/00258/FULH Decided

  5 Florence Close Watford Hertfordshire WD25 0AS

  Erection of ground floor single storey rear extension & replacement of the porch on the street elevation

  19 Mar 2025 86m away Householder
• 26/00391/LDC Granted

  93 Kingswood Road Watford Hertfordshire WD25 0EQ

  Lawful development certificate for proposed erection of single storey rear extension with roof lights

  21 May 2026 128m away Lawful development
• 25/00241/FULH Decided

  72 Fern Way Watford Hertfordshire WD25 0HG

  Erection of single storey side extension and part front extension including external and internal alterations

  14 Mar 2025 139m away Householder
• 25/00551/LDC Granted

  47 Hillingdon Road Watford Hertfordshire WD25 0JF

  Lawful development certificate for proposed hip to gable loft conversion including rear dormer

  11 Jun 2025 141m away Lawful development
• 22/00251/FULH Decided

  70 Fern Way Watford Hertfordshire WD25 0HG

  Erection of single storey infill extension

  23 Feb 2022 146m away Householder
• 25/00248/HPD Granted

  98 Rushton Avenue Watford WD25 0AR

  The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4m for which the maximum height would be 2.95m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.50m

  18 Mar 2025 201m away Prior approval

• 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