20/01079/LDC

1. 9 Oct 2020

   Received by Watford

2. 4 Nov 2020

   Decision issued: Grant Lawful Development Certificate

3. 30 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

• 20/00994/HPD Granted

  32 Bradshaw Road Watford Hertfordshire WD24 4DE

  The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.1m for which the maximum height would be 3.05m and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.00m

  22 Sep 2020 43m away Prior approval
• 22/00174/FULH Decided

  39 Hatfield Road Watford Hertfordshire WD24 4DA

  Retrospective - existing single storey rear extension (4.9m)

  9 Feb 2022 76m away Householder
• 22/00687/LDC Granted

  54 Yarmouth Road Watford Hertfordshire WD24 4DW

  Lawful development certificate for proposed loft conversion with roof dormer to rear and roof lights to front (Amended Description)

  23 May 2022 97m away Lawful development
• 20/00705/FUL Refused

  16 Yarmouth Road Watford WD24 4DW

  Erection of a single storey ground floor rear extension and new second floor extension to small HMO.

  13 Jul 2020 119m away Full applications
• 26/00494/LDC Awaiting decision

  204A St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AS

  Lawful development certificate for existing use of the first and second floors as two separate self-contained residential dwellings (Use Class C3), each comprising independent living accommodation, kitchen facilities, bathroom facilities and ancillary storage, with access provided via the existing external rear staircase

  29 Jun 2026 120m away Lawful development
• 25/00583/FUL Refused

  174 St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AS

  Retrospective - Removal of existing air conditioning unit and relocation and installation of two new air conditioning units, installation of condenser units.

  23 Jun 2025 122m away Full applications

• 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