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88 High Road Watford WD25 7LJ

Refused Watford 21/01882/LDC Lawful Development Certificate

Works: Extension 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 proposed loft extension including rear dormer, X3 front roof lights and juliet balcony

As published by the council, reference 21/01882/LDC

Application record

Reference
21/01882/LDC
Type
Lawful Development Certificate
Status
Refused
Decision
Refuse Lawful Development Certificate
Received
31 Dec 2021
Validated
31 Dec 2021
Decided
23 Feb 2022
Ward
Woodside
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD25 7LJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 Dec 2021

    Received by Watford

  2. 23 Feb 2022

    Decision issued: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

9 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

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.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

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

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