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47 Francis Road Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0QE

Refused Watford 23/00843/LDC Lawful Development Certificate

Works: Extension Loft or dormer Small domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

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

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate for rear dormer loft conversion with no.2 front roof lights and single storey rear extension.

As published by the council, reference 23/00843/LDC

Application record

Reference
23/00843/LDC
Type
Lawful Development Certificate
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate
Received
19 Sep 2023
Validated
19 Sep 2023
Decided
8 Nov 2023
Ward
Central
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD18 0QE

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 1 refused.

  • 24/00043/FULH Granted

    47 Francis Road Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0QE

    Erection of single storey rear extension

    Decided 15 Mar 2024 Householder
  • 23/01057/LDC Granted

    47 Francis Road Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0QE

    Lawful Development Certificate for a single story rear extension and loft conversion with roof lights.

    Decided 23 Nov 2023 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Sep 2023

    Received by Watford

  2. 8 Nov 2023

    Decision issued: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate

  3. 24 Jul 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.

Nearby applications

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  • 47 Francis Road Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0QE

    23/01057/LDC Submitted 17 Nov 2023 50 yards away

    Lawful Development Certificate for a single story rear extension and loft conversion with roof lights.

    Granted Lawful development Extension Loft or dormer 7 docs

  • 47 Francis Road Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0QE

    24/00043/FULH Submitted 22 Jan 2024 50 yards away

    Erection of single storey rear extension

    Granted Householder Extension 6 docs
    Small domestic

  • 49 Francis Road Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0QE

    22/00867/FULH Submitted 6 Jul 2022 50 yards away

    Erection of a ground floor wrap around extension to include a accessible downstairs shower room.

    Refused Householder Extension 10 docs
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  • 49 Francis Road Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0QE

    22/01308/FULH Submitted 9 Nov 2022 50 yards away

    Erection of a Ground floor wrap around extension to include a accessible downstairs shower room.

    Refused Householder Extension 8 docs
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  • 64 Cassio Road Watford WD18 0QF

    25/00380/FULH Submitted 17 Apr 2025 50 yards away

    Erection of a single storey rear extension

    Granted Householder Extension 8 docs
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  • 64 Cassio Road Watford WD18 0QF

    25/00365/LDC Submitted 14 Apr 2025 50 yards away

    Lawful Development Certficate for erection of loft conversion and roof extension involving rear dormer and outrigger dormer and two front roof lights

    Granted Lawful development Extension Loft or dormer 10 docs

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    Lawful Development Certificate for a hip-to-gable roof extension and rear dormer to facilitate a loft conversion, including associated roof alterations and windows/roof lights.

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