Planning application
23/01123/LDC
103 Kensington Avenue Watford WD18 7RZ
Proposal
Lawful development certificate for proposed loft conversion including rear dormer with outrigger and x2 front roof lights
As published by the council, reference 23/01123/LDC
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Dec 2023
Received by Watford
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2 Jan 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Feb 2024
Decision issued: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
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.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
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.
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22/00666/FULH Refused
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Proposed replacement kitchen and conservatory at the rear with new extension.
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25/00242/LDC Withdrawn
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Lawful development certificate for proposed loft conversion including rear dormer and x3 front rooflights
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23/00019/FULH Decided
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23/00052/FUL Decided
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Erection of double and single side and rear extensions and convert into x3 flats and x1 house
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26/00564/FULH Awaiting decision
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Erection of a single storey rear extension. Installing a Motorised Open Grilled Metal Gate along the boundary between the hardstanding and the adjacent public footpath and Installing a porch with a roof light.
Other lawful development applications
In Watford
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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.
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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
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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.
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26/00549/LDC Awaiting decision
4 Field Road Watford WD19 4DR
Lawful Development Certificate to replace single storey rear extension.
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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