85 Benskin Road Watford WD18 0HN

1. 21 Apr 2021

   Received by Watford

2. 27 May 2021

   Decision issued: Grant Lawful Development Certificate

3. 9 Aug 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

• 85 Benskin Road Watford WD18 0HN

  20/00419/FULH Submitted 22 Apr 2020 0m away

  Erection of single storey side and rear extension

  Refused Householder Extension 22 docs
  Small domestic

• Brightwell Court Brightwell Road Watford Hertfordshire

  21/01514/DISCON Submitted 13 Oct 2021 27m away

  Details submitted for Condition 5 (Soft Landscaping) pursuant to planning permission 20/00510/FULM.

  Decided Conditions 4 docs

• Brightwell Court Brightwell Road Watford

  23/00058/DISCON Submitted 27 Jan 2023 27m away

  Details submitted for Condition 9 (verification report for remediation carried out together with any necessary monitoring and maintenance programme and copies of any waste transfer notes relating to exported and imported soils) pursuant to planning permission 20/00510/FULM

  Decided Conditions 4 docs

• Brightwell Court Brightwell Road Watford

  22/00564/NONMAT Submitted 29 Apr 2022 27m away

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

  Decided Amendments 8 docs

• Brightwell Court Brightwell Road Watford WD18 0HP

  20/00508/DEM Submitted 26 May 2020 34m away

  Prior approval for the demolition of 3 storey building

  Granted Other Demolition 6 docs

• 92 Brightwell Road Watford WD18 0SH

  20/00934/LDC Submitted 4 Sep 2020 35m away

  Lawful Development Certificate for the erection of a 3m single storey rear extension, additions and alterations to the roof and insertion of new roof windows.

  Refused Lawful development Extension Roofing +1 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 26/00700/LDC Awaiting decision

  13 Orchard Close Watford WD17 3DU

  Lawful Development Certificate for a hip to gable loft conversion with three skylights on the front slope.

  3 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00494/LDC Refused

  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 Lawful development
• 26/00531/LDC Granted

  1014 St Albans Road Watford WD25 9NP

  Lawful development certificate for proposed hip to gable roof extension and loft conversion

  10 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00549/LDC Granted

  4 Field Road Watford WD19 4DR

  Lawful Development Certificate to replace single storey rear extension.

  17 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00659/LDC Awaiting decision

  38 Talbot Avenue Watford WD19 4AX

  Lawful development certificate for proposed demolition of existing rear extension and erection of single storey rear extension

  20 Aug 2026 Lawful development