22/00438/LDC

1. 31 Mar 2022

   Received by Watford

2. 4 Apr 2022

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 23 May 2022

   Decision issued: Grant Lawful Development Certificate

4. 26 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

• 25/00485/TPO Granted

  6 Kytes Drive Watford WD25 9NT

  Works to trees under TPO 204. Mixed decidious. Trees and vegetation encroaching on access to be trimmed and pruned so there is a clear passage beneath site access exterior areas and access road behind 6 Kytes drive. To trim, prune and reduce mixed species hedges and shrubs so that are a minimum of 0.3m behind kerb line up to a height of 6m (G1 ? Conifer, Ivy, Holly, Privet). To laterally reduce by up to 3m branches of mixed species trees that are encroaching on access to road to a height of approximately 6m (G,1 ? Oak, Maple, Holly, Ash Willow). Access road to be left clear and passable

  22 May 2025 39m away Trees
• 25/00483/LDC Granted

  17 Coates Way Watford WD25 9NR

  Lawful Development Certificate for erection of new porch 2m x 1.5m deep (3m square). 3m high with side and two front windows, gable end pitch roof following demolition of existing portch

  22 May 2025 49m away Lawful development
• 22/00308/FULH Decided

  1014 St Albans Road Watford Hertfordshire WD25 9NP

  Erection of single storey rear extensions with two rooflights, demolition of garage and loft conversion (REVISED DRAWINGS)

  9 Mar 2022 129m away Householder
• 26/00533/FULH Awaiting decision

  1014 St Albans Road Watford WD25 9NP

  Erection of double storey rear and side extensions with two rooflights, demolition of garage and loft conversion (resubmission of previously approved application 22/00308/FULH)

  13 Jul 2026 129m away Householder
• 26/00531/LDC Awaiting decision

  1014 St Albans Road Watford WD25 9NP

  Lawful development certificate for proposed hip to gable roof extension and loft conversion

  10 Jul 2026 129m away Lawful development
• 26/00457/HPD Granted

  32 Coates Way Watford WD25 9NS

  The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.00m for which the maximum height would be 3.00m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.80m

  16 Jun 2026 135m away Prior approval

• 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