23/01038/LDC

1. 13 Nov 2023

   Received by Watford

2. 15 Nov 2023

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 9 Jan 2024

   Decision issued: Grant Lawful Development Certificate

4. 24 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

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

• 23/00903/FULH Refused

  107 Tolpits Lane Watford WD18 6NT

  Erection of a first floor rear extension to extend back from the rear wall by 3.0m. The proposed extension is to have a hipped roof and extends across the full width at the back of the property. The proposal also includes the addition of a front porch.

  4 Oct 2023 42m away Householder
• 23/01178/FULH Decided

  107 Tolpits Lane Watford WD18 6NT

  Proposal to extend existing porch. Porch will be 3m wide and 1.6m deep and will have a pitched tiled roof.

  18 Dec 2023 42m away Householder
• 20/00743/LDC Granted

  74 High View Watford WD18 6LE

  Lawful Development Certificate for a single storey garden outbuilding

  21 Jul 2020 87m away Lawful development
• 26/00476/LDC Awaiting decision

  16 Charlock Way Watford Hertfordshire WD18 6JZ

  Lawful Development Certificate for existing and retention of front porch.

  24 Jun 2026 95m away Lawful development
• 22/00530/DISCON Decided

  83B Tolpits Lane Watford Hertfordshire WD18 6NT

  Details submitted for Condition 3 (soft landscaping) and Condition 4 (hard landscaping) pursuant to planning permission 17/00186/FUL and 21/01408/VAR

  21 Apr 2022 124m away Conditions
• 20/00829/FULH Decided

  26 Caractacus Green Watford WD18 6JU

  Erection of single storey side and rear extension

  6 Aug 2020 161m 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