23/01028/LDC

1. 10 Nov 2023

   Received by Watford

2. 22 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

• 26/00559/FULH Awaiting decision

  157 Cassiobury Drive Watford WD17 3AL

  Proposed roof alteration involving double hip-to-gable conversion; erection of a rear crown-roof dormer; erection of a front dormer; installation of 4 x roof lights on the front and front/side roof slope; installation of new windows to the front, rear and side; installation of a side door to the ground floor; changes to finish materials; internal alterations.

  21 Jul 2026 4m away Householder
• 22/00553/FULH Decided

  5 Harford Drive Watford WD17 3DQ

  Erection of an outbuilding to accommodate work-from-home office and entertainment space (resubmission)

  27 Apr 2022 119m away Householder
• 20/00987/TPO Granted

  38 Langley Way Watford WD17 3EG

  Proposed crown lift reduction of 25% to T4 Honey Locust tree (TPO.132)

  18 Sep 2020 129m away Trees
• 22/00327/FULH Decided

  83 Langley Way Watford Hertfordshire WD17 3FA

  Erection of a single storey rear extension.

  14 Mar 2022 155m away Householder
• 25/00522/FULH Decided

  36 Langley Way Watford WD17 3EG

  Erection of single storey side extension, demolition of existing rear conservatory and conversion of existing garage into a habital space

  2 Jun 2025 157m away Householder
• 23/00171/LDC Granted

  55 Orchard Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD17 3DX

  Lawful Development Certificate for a loft conversion with two front roof lights.

  27 Feb 2023 167m away Lawful development

• 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