22/00098/LDC

1. 25 Jan 2022

   Received by Watford

2. 18 Mar 2022

   Decision issued: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate

3. 24 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

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  Erection of a new external structure forming a dining area.

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• 23/00937/DISCON Decided

  Land At Lych Gate Watford WD25 0LS

  Details submitted for Conditions 3 (Construction Management Plan), Condition 4 (External Materials), Condition 5 (Arboricultural Method Statement And Tree Protection Plan) and Condition 8 (Cycle Stores And Refuse Stores) pursuant to planning permission 21/00304/FUL

  16 Oct 2023 131m away Conditions
• 23/00936/VAR Decided

  Land At Lych Gate Watford WD25 0LS

  Variation of Condition 2 (approved drawings) of planning permission 21/00304/FUL for demolition of existing garage block and construction of a two storey block of four flats, with associated parking, cycle and refuse storage, and landscaping. Increase in ridge height of the building and provision of bedroom accommodation in the roofspace with rooflights. Minor internal and external changes.

  16 Oct 2023 134m away Amendments
• 20/00601/FULH Decided

  4 Newlands Walk Watford WD25 0NA

  Erection of a ground floor rear extension and part side rear infill only.

  16 Jun 2020 163m away Householder
• 26/00552/FUL Awaiting decision

  883 St Albans Road Watford WD25 0NH

  Extension of existing dropped kerb to improve access.

  20 Jul 2026 203m away Full applications
• 25/00452/VAR Decided

  Land To South Of 883 St Albans Road Watford WD25 0NH

  Variation of condition 2. (approved plans) and 6. (landscaping details) of planning permission 23/00765/FUL

  14 May 2025 205m away Amendments

• 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