20/00934/LDC

1. 4 Sep 2020

   Received by Watford

2. 27 Oct 2020

   Decision issued: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate

3. 30 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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

• 22/00564/NONMAT Decided

  Brightwell Court Brightwell Road Watford

  Non-material amendment to planning permission 20/00510/FULM for free standing fixed guardrail system by 'Pinnacle Safety Group' introduced to rooftop.

  29 Apr 2022 17m away Amendments
• 24/00839/LDC Granted

  68 Holywell Road Watford WD18 0HU

  Lawful Development Certificate for Erection of a single storey infill extension and erection of single storey rear extension to replace the existing conservatory.

  6 Sep 2024 86m away Lawful development
• 25/00663/HPD Granted

  223 Chester Road Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0LH

  The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.00m for which the maximum height would be 3.00m and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.00m

  16 Jul 2025 136m away Prior approval
• 20/00886/FULH Decided

  24 Kelmscott Crescent Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0NG

  Erection of double storey and single storey side and rear extension

  20 Aug 2020 139m away Householder
• 23/01124/HPD Granted

  203 Vicarage Road Watford WD18 0HA

  The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.10m for which the maximum height would be 3.50m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.80m

  6 Dec 2023 147m away Prior approval
• 23/00906/LDC Granted

  39 Holywell Road Watford WD18 0HT

  Lawful Development Certificate for Loft conversion, erection of rear dormer and insertion of front rooflights.

  5 Oct 2023 149m away Lawful development

• 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