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165 Whippendell Road Watford Hertfordshire WD18 7NH

Refused Watford 23/00354/LDC Lawful Development Certificate

Works: Loft or dormer Demolition

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate for: Part Demolition of existing loft conversion and erection of new loft conversion under permitted development rights

As published by the council, reference 23/00354/LDC

Application record

Reference
23/00354/LDC
Type
Lawful Development Certificate
Status
Refused
Decision
Refuse Lawful Development Certificate
Received
25 Apr 2023
Validated
25 Apr 2023
Decided
16 Jun 2023
Ward
Vicarage
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD18 7NH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Apr 2023

    Received by Watford

  2. 16 Jun 2023

    Decision issued: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate

  3. 8 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

6 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Watford refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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