Planning application
20/00938/LDC
42 High Street Watford WD17 2BS
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate for a mixed use under Class E (a) and (b) for the display or retail sale of goods principally to visiting members of the public and for the sale of food and drink principally to visiting members of the public where consumption of that food and drink is mostly undertaken on the premises.
As published by the council, reference 20/00938/LDC
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Sep 2020
Received by Watford
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27 Oct 2020
Decision issued: Grant Lawful Development Certificate
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30 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
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.
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.
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20/00566/FUL Decided
52A High Street Watford WD17 2BS
Change of use from Class A1 (retail) premises to a mixed Class A1/A3 (retail and cafe) use, incorporating a replacement shopfront
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22/00426/FUL Decided
54A High Street Watford WD17 2BS
Installation of a new shopfront with sliding door
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25/00717/LBC Granted
Ground And Second Floor 29 - 35 High Street Watford WD17 2DJ
Listed Building consent for erection of a canopy structure and other associated works (amended plans)
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22/00609/ADV Granted
Intu Watford 43 High Street Watford WD17 2DJ
Consent to display one fascia internally illuminated sign, one projecting internally illuminated sign.
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22/00608/FUL Decided
Intu Watford 43 High Street Watford WD17 2DJ
Proposed external seating area with removable umbrellas. Replace existing window with door for takeaway use.
Other lawful development applications
In Watford
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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.
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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
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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.
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26/00549/LDC Awaiting decision
4 Field Road Watford WD19 4DR
Lawful Development Certificate to replace single storey rear extension.
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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