159 Pinner Road Watford Hertfordshire WD19 4EP

1. 26 Apr 2021

   Received by Watford

2. 27 Apr 2021

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 7 Jun 2021

   Decision issued: Grant Lawful Development Certificate

4. 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

• 161A Pinner Road Watford WD19 4EP

  20/00025/LDC Submitted 10 Jan 2020 24m away

  Lawful Development Certificate for the erection of a single storey front porch and a single storey rear extension with two roof lights.

  Granted Lawful development Extension Loft or dormer 5 docs
  Small domestic

• 161A Pinner Road Watford WD19 4EP

  19/01331/HPD Submitted 18 Nov 2019 24m away

  The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.6m for which the maximum height would be 3.44m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.3m

  Refused Prior approval Extension 7 docs
  Small domestic

• 6 Bucks Avenue Watford Hertfordshire WD19 4AS

  23/00863/HPD Submitted 22 Sep 2023 47m away

  The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.00m for which the maximum height would be 3.80m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.50m

  Granted Prior approval Extension 11 docs
  Small domestic

• 8 Bucks Avenue Watford Hertfordshire WD19 4AS

  24/00202/FUL Submitted 8 Mar 2024 48m away

  Erection of a new two storey two-bedroom three-person single dwelling with bicycle parking and refuse storage.

  Decided Full applications 26 docs
  Domestic

• 6 Bucks Avenue Watford Hertfordshire WD19 4AS

  24/00194/FULH Submitted 6 Mar 2024 48m away

  Erection of first floor rear extension, loft conversion, new rooflights to ground floor extension and loft, changes to existing openings and windows replacement, new open front porch with side return, new decorative dark timber frames to facades.

  Decided Householder Extension Loft or dormer +1 15 docs
  Small domestic

• 8 Bucks Avenue Watford Hertfordshire WD19 4AS

  25/00239/DISCON Submitted 14 Mar 2025 49m away

  Details submitted for Condition 3.(external finishes), 4.(hard landscaping) and 5 (soft landscaping) pursuant to planning permission 24/00202/FUL

  Decided Conditions 8 docs

• 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
• 26/00475/LDC Refused

  268 Hempstead Road Watford WD17 4LY

  Lawful development certificate for proposed hip to gable loft conversion to extend main ridge line and rear dormer

  23 Jun 2026 Lawful development