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39 Chester Road Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0RG

Refused Watford 22/00193/LDC Lawful Development Certificate

Works: 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 a loft conversion into habitable space, with two front roof lights.

As published by the council, reference 22/00193/LDC

Application record

Reference
22/00193/LDC
Type
Lawful Development Certificate
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate
Received
15 Feb 2022
Validated
15 Feb 2022
Decided
4 Apr 2022
Ward
Vicarage
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD18 0RG

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 22/00498/LDC Granted

    39 Chester Road Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0RG

    Lawful Development Certificate for a loft conversion into habitable space with front roof lights.

    Decided 10 Jun 2022 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Feb 2022

    Received by Watford

  2. 4 Apr 2022

    Decision issued: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

7 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Watford refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • 39 Chester Road Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0RG

    22/00498/LDC Submitted 13 Apr 2022 50 yards away

    Lawful Development Certificate for a loft conversion into habitable space with front roof lights.

    Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 7 docs

  • 47 Chester Road Watford WD18 0RG

    21/01168/FULH Submitted 2 Aug 2021 50 yards away

    To replace window and install a bigger double glazed window to 1st floor landing.

    Granted Householder Windows or glazing 8 docs
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  • 53 Chester Road Watford WD18 0RG

    18/00681/FULH Submitted 4 Jun 2018 50 yards away

    Erection of a single storey ground floor rear and side extension.

    Granted Householder Extension 7 docs
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  • 57 Chester Road Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0RG

    18/00787/HPD Submitted 25 Jun 2018 50 yards away

    The erection of two single storey extensions; one of which would extend beyond the original rear wall of the outrigger by 3.0m, and the other would stand beside the outrigger, extending from the original rear wall of the house by 3.927m. The maximum height of both extensions would be 3.250m and the height of the eaves would be 3m (AMENDED DESCRIPTION)

    Granted Prior approval Extension 8 docs
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  • 28 Chester Road Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0RQ

    22/00450/HPD Submitted 4 Apr 2022 50 yards away

    The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6m for which the maximum height would be 3m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.8m

    Granted Prior approval Extension 9 docs
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  • 48 Chester Road Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0RQ

    23/00551/FUL Submitted 26 Jun 2023 50 yards away

    Erection of rear side extension to an existing rear extension.

    Granted Full applications Extension 7 docs

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    Received 29 Sep, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Lawful development
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    Received 28 Sep, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Lawful development
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    Received 10 Aug, published by the council 16 Aug 2026 Lawful development