23/00085/LDC

1. 6 Feb 2023

   Received by Watford

2. 24 Mar 2023

   Decision issued: Grant Lawful Development Certificate

3. 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

• 26/00512/CTR Awaiting decision

  28 Pinner Road Watford WD19 4ED

  Notification of part change of use from a shop (commercial) to a single dwelling (residential)

  6 Jul 2026 39m away Outline
• 25/00229/TCA Granted

  39 Capel Road Watford WD19 4FE

  Works to trees in conservation area - x2 apple trees - remove crown of the trees using monolif, leave stumps intact to provide habitat for foraging birds and wildlife

  11 Mar 2025 75m away Trees
• 25/00613/LDC Refused

  41 Capel Road Watford WD19 4FE

  Lawful Development Certificate - planning permission not required to install a low profile non structural retractable awning to the rear of a property that is not visible from the public highway

  30 Jun 2025 84m away Lawful development
• 23/00933/FULH Decided

  29 Villiers Road Watford WD19 4AL

  Proposed replacement bespoke timber sliding sash window to match the existing window at the side of the property

  16 Oct 2023 99m away Householder
• 26/00427/LDC Awaiting decision

  11 Grover Road Watford Hertfordshire WD19 4HH

  Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed loft conversion, rear dormer to main and out rigger roof, insertion of front roof light.

  8 Jun 2026 115m away Lawful development
• 20/00703/FULH Withdrawn

  2 Lilla Cottages Grover Road Watford WD19 4HL

  Proposed loft extension to rear of property. New dormer to rear elevation. All works are to be constructed below the current ridge line of the properties existing roof and no works are to affect the front (primary) elevation.

  10 Jul 2020 124m 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