22/00196/LDC

1. 15 Feb 2022

   Received by Watford

2. 30 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

• 25/00655/FULH Decided

  13 Bucks Avenue Watford Hertfordshire WD19 4AR

  Conversion of existing detached garage to habitable space and alterations to fenestration

  15 Jul 2025 30m away Householder
• 23/01160/FULH Refused

  32 Bucks Avenue Watford Hertfordshire WD19 4AS

  Erection of a first-floor extension at the rear, and the addition of a loft conversion to the existing dwelling. Removal of one chimney breast on the side of the property.

  14 Dec 2023 70m away Householder
• 25/00686/FULH Decided

  4 Talbot Avenue Watford WD19 4AX

  Erection of a single storey rear extension

  23 Jul 2025 70m away Householder
• 25/00239/DISCON Decided

  8 Bucks Avenue Watford Hertfordshire WD19 4AS

  Details submitted for Condition 3.(external finishes), 4.(hard landscaping) and 5 (soft landscaping) pursuant to planning permission 24/00202/FUL

  14 Mar 2025 91m away Conditions
• 23/00900/DISCON Refused

  35 Bucks Avenue Watford Hertfordshire WD19 4AR

  Discharge of Conditions 3 (Parking Layout Plan) ,4 (Hard and Soft Landscaping Plan) and 5 (Bin Storage) Pursuant to Planning Permission 20/00772/FUL

  4 Oct 2023 118m away Conditions
• 23/01068/VAR Decided

  35 Bucks Avenue Watford Hertfordshire WD19 4AR

  Variation of Condition 2 (approved drawings) of planning permission 20/00772/FUL for the erection of rear, side and loft extensions with front rooflights to create additional volume and conversion into 2 x 1 bed units, 2 x 3 bed units and 2 x 2 bed units with bin and cycle stores. Amendment to headroom at first floor level with adjusted configuration.

  20 Nov 2023 118m 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