24/00012/LDC

1. 10 Jan 2024

   Received by Watford

2. 1 Mar 2024

   Decision issued: Grant Lawful Development Certificate

3. 2 Aug 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

• 24/00013/FULH Decided

  3 Clifton Road Watford WD18 0DH

  Erection of a first floor rear extension

  10 Jan 2024 0m away Householder
• 23/01054/COU Decided

  6 St James Road Watford WD18 0EA

  Retrospective change of use of property from Use Class C3 (dwellinghouse) to mixed-use consisting of Use Class C3 (dwellinghouse) and Use Class Sui Generis (childminding) on the ground floor.

  16 Nov 2023 52m away Full applications
• 22/01450/FULH Refused

  4-6 St James Road Watford WD18 0EA

  Rear detatched building to number 4 to attach/combine with number 6

  14 Dec 2022 56m away Householder
• 22/00259/CBPD Withdrawn

  36 Vicarage Road Watford WD18 0EN

  Notification of conversion of existing barber shop (Use Class E) into fried chicken restaurant (Sui Generis) including renovation of existing property and installation of extractor fan (duct) with two chicken fryers, one chip fryer, one stone grill operation with gas mode.

  22 Feb 2022 78m away
• 20/00769/FUL Refused

  Rear Of 36 Vicarage Road Watford WD18 0EN

  Proposed conversion and part reconstruction of outbuilding to provide two residential flats.

  28 Jul 2020 78m away Full applications
• 22/00033/DISCON Decided

  56A Vicarage Road Watford WD18 0EN

  Details submitted for Condition 9 (water drainage scheme) pursuant to planning permission 20/00553/VARM

  10 Jan 2022 99m away Conditions

• 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