23/00092/LDC

1. 7 Feb 2023

   Received by Watford

2. 20 Mar 2023

   Decision issued: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate

3. 30 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

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

• 22/00649/HPD Granted

  97 Bushey Mill Crescent Watford Hertfordshire WD24 7RB

  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 3.00m

  16 May 2022 0m away Prior approval
• 22/00643/LDC Granted

  97 Bushey Mill Crescent Watford Hertfordshire WD24 7RB

  Lawful development certificate for a loft conversion including a hip-to-gable roof extension with rear dormer and two front rooflights

  16 May 2022 4m away Lawful development
• 22/00685/LDC Granted

  109 Bushey Mill Crescent Watford Hertfordshire WD24 7RB

  New Canopy porch over front door, new external insulation to flank wall, single storey low pitched roof extension to rear, new dormer to second floor at rear, new summer house in garden

  23 May 2022 47m away Lawful development
• 22/00374/LDC Refused

  109 Bushey Mill Crescent Watford Hertfordshire WD24 7RB

  Lawful development certificate for new canopy porch over front door, new external insulation to flank wall, single storey low pitched roof extension to rear, new dormer to second floor at rear, new summer house in garden

  21 Mar 2022 47m away Lawful development
• 22/00377/HPD Granted

  109 Bushey Mill Crescent Watford Hertfordshire WD24 7RB

  The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.5m for which the maximum height would be 3.75m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.63m

  21 Mar 2022 47m away Prior approval
• 23/01195/FULH Decided

  77 Bushey Mill Crescent Watford Hertfordshire WD24 7RB

  Erection of ground floor wrap around extension

  22 Dec 2023 78m 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