21/01681/LDC

1. 19 Nov 2021

   Received by Watford

2. 24 Nov 2021

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 23 May 2022

   Decision issued: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate

4. 26 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

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

• 19/00159/DISCON Awaiting decision

  Clarendon House 33 Bridle Path Watford WD17 1UE

  Details submitted for Condition 3 (Noise mitigation), Condition 4 (Materials), Condition 5 (Wall section/window detail) and Condition 8 (Piling Method Statement) pursuant to planning permission ref. 18/00409/FULM

  8 Feb 2019 42m away Conditions
• 25/00416/FUL Decided

  Egale Two 78 St Albans Road Watford WD17 1RP

  Installation of external ramp, steps, automatic door and intercom post, together with minor alterations to car park layout.

  30 Apr 2025 68m away Full applications
• 25/00580/NONMAT Granted

  Egale Two 78 St Albans Road Watford WD17 1RP

  Non - material amendment pursuant to planning permission 23/00699/FUL for changes to previously approved plans

  20 Jun 2025 75m away Amendments
• 25/00469/FUL Decided

  8 Station Road Watford WD17 1EG

  Proposed extension of existing dropped kerb

  19 May 2025 104m away Full applications
• 25/00272/ADV Granted

  8 Station Road Watford WD17 1EG

  Consent to display illuminated totem signage outside front entrance and signage above front entrance door (amended plans and application type)

  21 Mar 2025 104m away Advertising
• 25/00527/FUL Decided

  O'Neills Station Road Watford WD17 1ET

  Erection of 1.2m high railings to forecourt (Amended description)

  4 Jun 2025 111m 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