22/00193/LDC

1. 15 Feb 2022

   Received by Watford

2. 4 Apr 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

• 22/00450/HPD Granted

  28 Chester Road Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0RQ

  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

  4 Apr 2022 43m away Prior approval
• 20/00491/FULH Decided

  73 And 75 Whippendell Road Watford WD18 7LY

  Erection of a garage store to rear of property together with 2m high security gate to driveway.

  18 May 2020 96m away Householder
• 22/00428/FULH Refused

  64 Chester Road Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0RH

  Erection of single storey rear and side extension, first floor rear extension, loft conversion erection of rear and side dormer windows

  30 Mar 2022 118m away Householder
• 25/00403/LDC Refused

  11 Whippendell Road Watford WD18 7LY

  Lawful development certificate for existing use 6 bed HMO to large HMO for up to 7 single occupancy households

  25 Apr 2025 120m away Lawful development
• 22/00443/FULH Decided

  14 Pretoria Road Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0RL

  Erection of single storey ground floor rear and side extension

  4 Apr 2022 122m away Householder
• 22/00445/FULH Decided

  14 Pretoria Road Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0RL

  Erection of first floor extension to outrigger pitched roof to form flat roof over outrigger

  4 Apr 2022 122m away Householder

• 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