22/00287/LDC

1. 4 Mar 2022

   Received by Watford

2. 12 Apr 2022

   Decision issued: Grant Lawful Development Certificate

3. 24 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

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

• 25/00677/FULH Decided

  43 Strangeways Watford WD17 4SR

  Erection of single storey side and rear extension following demolition of existing extensions and chimney breasts

  18 Jul 2025 33m away Householder
• 23/00070/DISCON Decided

  16 Hampden Way Watford Hertfordshire WD17 4SS

  Details submitted for Condition 4 (refuse and recycling storage), Condition 5 (hard and soft landscaping) and Condition 8 (surface water drainage details parking area) pursuant to planning permission 22/00598/FUL

  1 Feb 2023 35m away Conditions
• 22/00654/DISCON Decided

  16 Hampden Way Watford Hertfordshire WD17 4SS

  Details submitted for Condition 3 (Materials), 4 (Refuse and Cycle Stores), 5 (Landscaping), 6 (Tree Protection), 8 (Vehicular Access and Parking Area) pursuant to planning permission 22/00158/FUL

  18 May 2022 57m away Conditions
• 22/00158/FUL Decided

  Land Adjacent To 16 Hampden Way Watford Hertfordshire WD17 4SS

  Erection of 1 x 4 bedroom new dwelling

  8 Feb 2022 59m away Full applications
• 25/00532/FULH Refused

  12 Hampden Way Watford Hertfordshire WD17 4SS

  Proposed raising of the roof and 2 x rear facing dormer roof extensions and 2 x front facing roof lights to facilitate a loft conversion.

  6 Jun 2025 73m away Householder
• 20/00699/FULH Decided

  19 Hampden Way Watford Hertfordshire WD17 4SS

  Erection of first floor side and rear extension, external/internal alterations.

  9 Jul 2020 81m 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