22/00399/LDC

1. 25 Mar 2022

   Received by Watford

2. 17 May 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

• 21/01758/DISCON Decided

  Former Lloyds Bank 99 St Albans Road Watford WD17 1SN

  Details submitted for Condition 10.(construction transport manangement plan) pursuant to planning permission 17/01104/FULM allowed on appeal APP/Y1945/W/18/3211542

  6 Dec 2021 2m away Conditions
• 23/01019/VARM Decided

  99 St Albans Road Watford WD17 1SJ

  Variation of Condition 2 (approved drawings) of planning permission 17/01104/FULM for the redevelopment of the former Lloyds Bank site, with the retention of the front façade of the bank building to provide a mixed use scheme four storey extension on the roof for 14 residential units, 12 x 1-bedroom flats and 2 x 2-bedroom flats on the first to fourth floors (Class C3), and retail units (Class E uses) on the ground floor, with associated cycle parking, car parking, and public realm improvements. Replacement of cladding with brickwork, fenestration changes and increase in height of building by 480mm.

  8 Nov 2023 2m away Conditions
• 22/00180/LDC Granted

  107A St Albans Road Watford Hertfordshire WD17 1RD

  Lawful Development Certificate for change of use from C3 - dwellinghouse to C4 - House in Multiple Occupation (4no. bedrooms / 4no. occupants).

  10 Feb 2022 48m away Lawful development
• 22/00692/FUL Decided

  109 St Albans Road Watford Hertfordshire WD17 1RD

  Installation of the roof lights

  24 May 2022 54m away Full applications
• 22/00375/FULH Decided

  2B Nascot Street Watford Hertfordshire WD17 4RB

  Replacement render to flank wall with provision of sufficient roof tile overhang, removal of existing render and application of new lime mortar render with smooth finish

  21 Mar 2022 84m away Householder
• 22/00627/FUL Decided

  21 Langley Road Watford WD17 4PS

  Retrospective application for roller shutters and awning

  22 Mar 2022 86m away Full applications

• 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