54 Yarmouth Road Watford Hertfordshire WD24 4DW

1. 17 Aug 2022

   Received by Watford

2. 18 Aug 2022

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 6 Sep 2022

   Decision issued: Grant Lawful Development Certificate

4. 9 Aug 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

• 54 Yarmouth Road Watford Hertfordshire WD24 4DW

  22/00687/LDC Submitted 23 May 2022 0m away

  Lawful development certificate for proposed loft conversion with roof dormer to rear and roof lights to front (Amended Description)

  Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 6 docs

• 45 Bruce Grove Watford Hertfordshire WD24 4DZ

  24/00298/FULH Submitted 27 Mar 2024 31m away

  Loft conversion with rear dormer

  Refused Householder Loft or dormer 7 docs
  Domestic

• 45 Bruce Grove Watford Hertfordshire WD24 4DZ

  24/00545/LDC Submitted 7 Jun 2024 35m away

  Lawful development certificate for proposed loft conversion including rear dormer and x2 front sun tunnel tube lights

  Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 8 docs

• 31 Yarmouth Road Watford Hertfordshire WD24 4DQ

  25/00599/LDC Submitted 24 Jun 2025 61m away

  Lawful development certificate for proposed loft conversion including rear dormer, roof extension to main rear roof with extension above two storey outrigger and x2 front roof lights

  Granted Lawful development Extension Loft or dormer 9 docs

• 62 Bradshaw Road Watford WD24 4DE

  21/00529/LDC Submitted 8 Apr 2021 61m away

  Lawful Development Certificate for a single storey rear extension.

  Granted Lawful development Extension 7 docs
  Small domestic

• 38 Bruce Grove Watford Hertfordshire WD24 4DR

  18/00757/HPD Submitted 20 Jun 2018 69m away

  The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.45m for which the maximum height would be 3.30m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.80m

  Granted Prior approval Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 26/00494/LDC Refused

  204A St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AS

  Lawful development certificate for existing use of the first and second floors as two separate self-contained residential dwellings (Use Class C3), each comprising independent living accommodation, kitchen facilities, bathroom facilities and ancillary storage, with access provided via the existing external rear staircase

  29 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00531/LDC Granted

  1014 St Albans Road Watford WD25 9NP

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

  10 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00549/LDC Granted

  4 Field Road Watford WD19 4DR

  Lawful Development Certificate to replace single storey rear extension.

  17 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00659/LDC Awaiting decision

  38 Talbot Avenue Watford WD19 4AX

  Lawful development certificate for proposed demolition of existing rear extension and erection of single storey rear extension

  20 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00475/LDC Refused

  268 Hempstead Road Watford WD17 4LY

  Lawful development certificate for proposed hip to gable loft conversion to extend main ridge line and rear dormer

  23 Jun 2026 Lawful development