22/00541/LDC

1. 25 Apr 2022

   Received by Watford

2. 24 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

• 25/00213/LDC Granted

  12 Louvain Way Watford WD25 7ER

  Lawful Development Certificate for conversion of loft space to provide habitable accommodation including the construction of a rear dormer window and insertion of velux windows to the front elevation

  6 Mar 2025 44m away Lawful development
• 25/00214/HPD Refused

  12 Louvain Way Watford WD25 7ER

  The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.50m for which the maximum height would be 3.00m and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.00m

  6 Mar 2025 44m away Prior approval
• 20/00724/ADV Granted

  65 The Brow Watford WD25 7FF

  Consent to display 2 x externally illuminated fascia signs

  15 Jul 2020 83m away Advertising
• 20/00649/FUL Decided

  53 The Brow Watford WD17 7FF

  Use of Unit 1 as a barbers shop

  25 Jun 2020 83m away Full applications
• 26/00239/FUL Awaiting decision

  53 Louvain Way Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7EH

  Erection of a new dwellinghouse, including associated landscaping refuse and cycle storage

  20 Mar 2026 115m away Full applications
• 23/01142/FULH Decided

  2 Weall Green Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7EN

  Erection of a ground floor side extension and front porch.

  11 Dec 2023 153m 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