22/00296/LDC

1. 7 Mar 2022

   Received by Watford

2. 14 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

• 22/00595/HPD Granted

  13 Chilcott Road Watford Hertfordshire WD24 5LF

  The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.35m for which the maximum height would be 3.88m and for which the eaves would be 3.00m

  5 May 2022 44m away Prior approval
• 22/00084/DISCON Decided

  41 Chilcott Road Watford WD24 5LF

  Details submitted for Condition 1 (Approved Drawings) and Condition 2 (Proposed balustrading materials) pursuant to planning permission 21/01315/FULH

  24 Jan 2022 108m away Conditions
• 20/00857/FULH Refused

  273 Gammons Lane Watford WD24 5JP

  Proposed single-storey side extension and first floor extension to the existing 3 bedroom chalet bungalow to form a 4 bedroom house with the associated adaptation of the frontage to provide access for the elderly.

  14 Aug 2020 117m away Householder
• 22/00351/FULH Decided

  275 Gammons Lane Watford WD24 5JP

  Conversion of loft area to habitable rooms with raising and from hip to gable three front dormer and three rear dormers small rear infill extension and porch to the front

  14 Mar 2022 130m away Householder
• 25/00265/LDC Granted

  30 Hudson Close Watford Hertfordshire WD24 5LN

  Lawful Development Certificate for proposed ground floor rear extension, garage conversion, floor plan redesign and all other associated works at 30 Hudson Close, WD24 5LN

  20 Mar 2025 137m away Lawful development
• 20/00920/FULH Decided

  5 Burrow Close Watford WD17 4DS

  Erection of a loft conversion with rear dormer & rear conservatory

  1 Sep 2020 156m 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