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42 High Street Watford WD17 2BS

Granted Watford 20/00938/LDC Lawful Development Certificate

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

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

Application record

Reference
20/00938/LDC
Type
Lawful Development Certificate
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Grant Lawful Development Certificate
Received
4 Sep 2020
Validated
4 Sep 2020
Decided
27 Oct 2020
Ward
Central
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD17 2BS

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 4 applications since 2018: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 19/00209/LDC Granted

    42 High Street Watford WD17 2BS

    Lawful Development Certificate for a change of use from retail space to 2 x residential units.

    Decided 18 Apr 2019 Lawful development
  • 18/00763/FUL Granted

    42 High Street Watford WD17 2BS

    Proposed walkway and stairs.

    Decided 15 Aug 2018 Full applications
  • 18/00762/LDC Withdrawn

    42 High Street Watford WD17 2BS

    Lawful Development Certificate for 2no x flats as per plans and change of use from Class A1 (shops) to Class C3 (dwellinghouses), under Class G (Change of use)

    Decided 14 Aug 2018 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Sep 2020

    Received by Watford

  2. 27 Oct 2020

    Decision issued: Grant Lawful Development Certificate

  3. 30 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Watford granted permission on 27 October 2020, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 42 High Street Watford WD17 2BS

    19/00209/LDC Submitted 25 Feb 2019 50 yards away

    Lawful Development Certificate for a change of use from retail space to 2 x residential units.

    Granted Lawful development 7 docs

  • 42 High Street Watford WD17 2BS

    18/00763/FUL Submitted 21 Jun 2018 50 yards away

    Proposed walkway and stairs.

    Granted Full applications 6 docs

  • 42 High Street Watford WD17 2BS

    18/00762/LDC Submitted 21 Jun 2018 50 yards away

    Lawful Development Certificate for 2no x flats as per plans and change of use from Class A1 (shops) to Class C3 (dwellinghouses), under Class G (Change of use)

    Withdrawn Lawful development New dwelling 3 docs

  • 40 High Street Watford WD17 2BS

    21/01114/ADV Submitted 22 Jul 2021 50 yards away

    Consent to display 1no. fascia sign with internally illuminated logo, 1no. internally illuminated projecting sign, 1no. internally illuminated ATM surround and 2no. non-illuminated other signs (A frame and vinyl messaging)

    Granted Advertising 5 docs

  • 44 High Street Watford WD17 2BS

    19/00592/VAR Submitted 28 May 2019 50 yards away

    Variation of Condition 1 of planning permission ref. 05/00947/VAR (Condition 3 of planning permission ref. 9/33/94) to increase the hours of opening by 30 minutes to 0700hrs to 0130hrs the following day on Fridays and Saturdays.

    Granted Amendments 4 docs

  • 44 High Street Watford WD17 2BS

    21/01577/ADV Submitted 26 Oct 2021 50 yards away

    Consent to display externally illuminated fascia sign to the rear of the building.

    Granted Advertising 5 docs

In Watford

  • 26/00740/LDC Granted

    344 Hagden Lane Watford WD18 7SH

    Lawful development certificate for proposed erection of outbuilding (12mx5m) at the South-West corner of the rear garden

    Received 21 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00763/LDC Awaiting decision

    134 Balmoral Road Watford WD24 4ET

    Lawful Development Certificate for proposed hip to gable loft conversion including rear dormer and x2 front roof lights.

    Received 29 Sep, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00755/LDC Awaiting decision

    498 Whippendell Road Watford WD18 7QJ

    Lawful Development Certificate for a loft conversion with rear dormer window.

    Received 28 Sep, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00579/LDC Refused

    37 Harford Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD17 3DQ

    Lawful development certificate for proposed erection of garden outbuilding for storage/office use and alterations to existing front porch

    Received 27 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00618/LDC Granted

    8 Woodhurst Avenue Watford WD25 9RQ

    Lawful Development Certificate for a hip-to-gable roof extension and rear dormer to facilitate a loft conversion, including associated roof alterations and windows/roof lights.

    Received 10 Aug, published by the council 16 Aug 2026 Lawful development