23/00987/LDC

1. 30 Oct 2023

   Received by Watford

2. 18 Dec 2023

   Decision issued: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate

3. 24 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

• 23/00998/TPO Granted

  10 Nascot Wood Road Watford WD17 4SA

  5 day notice application for works to trees under TPO.262 - Ash tree fell to ground level as unsafe

  2 Nov 2023 75m away Trees
• 22/00272/FUL Decided

  Nascot Wood Junior School Nascot Wood Road Watford WD17 4YS

  Retention of temporary mobile classroom (built 2016) Retaining a temporary classroom (built 2016)

  1 Mar 2022 76m away Full applications
• 20/00607/VAR Decided

  Land Adjacent To 4A Bay Tree Walk (formerly 10 Nascot Wood Road) Watford Hertfordshire WD17 4BT

  Variation of Condition 3 (approved materials) of planning permission 19/01108/VAR to revised the suite of materials proposed.

  17 Jun 2020 78m away Amendments
• 26/00383/FULH Decided

  1 Birchmead Watford Hertfordshire WD17 4RU

  Proposed infill rear extension, the removal of external chimney, alterations to side fenestration and internal alterations - AMENDED PLANS

  19 May 2026 115m away Householder
• 25/00353/TPO Granted

  6 Birchmead Watford Hertfordshire WD17 4RU

  Works to tree/s under TPO.6 - tree T21- Douglas Fir fell to ground as other trees have fallen and crushed a car damaged neighbours roof

  8 Apr 2025 137m away Trees
• 25/00703/TPO5 Granted

  1 Hawthorn Close Watford Hertfordshire WD17 4SB

  Works to remove x1 dying cherry tree T4 front drive/garden under TPO.91 5 DAY NOTICE

  28 Jul 2025 166m away Trees

• 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