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55 Orchard Drive Watford WD17 3DX

Refused Watford 21/00357/LDC Lawful Development Certificate

Works: Loft or dormer

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate for a loft conversion with hip to gable roof with roof lights.

As published by the council, reference 21/00357/LDC

Application record

Reference
21/00357/LDC
Type
Lawful Development Certificate
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate
Received
10 Mar 2021
Validated
10 Mar 2021
Decided
23 Apr 2021
Ward
Park
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD17 3DX

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 2 refused.

  • 23/00761/FULH Granted

    55 Orchard Drive Watford WD17 3DX

    Erection of a loft extension to rear with gable end

    Decided 19 Oct 2023 Householder
  • 23/00515/FULH Refused

    55 Orchard Drive Watford WD17 3DX

    Loft Extension with two rooflights

    Decided 1 Aug 2023 Householder

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Mar 2021

    Received by Watford

  2. 23 Apr 2021

    Decision issued: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Watford refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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

  • 55 Orchard Drive Watford WD17 3DX

    23/00515/FULH Submitted 13 Jun 2023 50 yards away

    Loft Extension with two rooflights

    Refused Householder Extension Loft or dormer 7 docs
    Domestic
  • 55 Orchard Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD17 3DX

    23/00171/LDC Submitted 27 Feb 2023 50 yards away

    Lawful Development Certificate for a loft conversion with two front roof lights.

    Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 6 docs
  • 55 Orchard Drive Watford WD17 3DX

    23/00761/FULH Submitted 30 Aug 2023 50 yards away

    Erection of a loft extension to rear with gable end

    Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer 6 docs
    Domestic
  • 55 Orchard Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD17 3DX

    23/00341/FULH Submitted 19 Apr 2023 50 yards away

    Loft extension with three front roof lights

    Refused Householder Extension Loft or dormer 7 docs
    Domestic
  • 49 Orchard Drive Watford WD17 3DX

    19/00479/FULH Submitted 30 Apr 2019 50 yards away

    Erection of a two storey side extension, part two storey part single storey rear extension, enlargement of existing porch, conversion of attached garage to habitable use.

    Granted Householder Extension 9 docs
    Small domestic
  • 58 Orchard Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD17 3DY

    22/01239/LDC Submitted 24 Oct 2022 100 yards away

    Lawful Development Certificate for Hip to gable roof, erection of rear dormer and rooflights to the front roof slope

    Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 7 docs

In Watford

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    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