24/00026/LDC

1. 15 Jan 2024

   Received by Watford

2. 26 Feb 2024

   Decision issued: Grant Lawful Development Certificate

3. 1 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

• 26/00501/FULH Awaiting decision

  33 Hillrise Avenue Watford Hertfordshire WD24 7NP

  Erection of single storey side and rear extensions and internal alterations

  1 Jul 2026 32m away Householder
• 22/00333/HPD Refused

  24 Hillrise Avenue Watford Hertfordshire WD24 7NR

  The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6m for which the maximum height would be 2.8m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.8m

  14 Mar 2022 53m away Prior approval
• 22/00332/LDC Granted

  24 Hillrise Avenue Watford Hertfordshire WD24 7NR

  Lawful development certificate for proposed hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer, 3 front roof lights, erection of rear garden outbuilding and new front porch (Amended Description)

  14 Mar 2022 53m away Lawful development
• 23/00796/LDC Granted

  23 Tudor Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD24 7NS

  Lawful development certificate for proposed hip to gable loft conversion including rear dormer and x2 front roof lights

  7 Sep 2023 88m away Lawful development
• 22/00305/HPD Granted

  16 Tudor Avenue Watford Hertfordshire WD24 7NX

  The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.0m for which the maximum height would be 3.0m and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.0m

  8 Mar 2022 122m away Prior approval
• 22/00300/LDC Granted

  16 Tudor Avenue Watford Hertfordshire WD24 7NX

  Lawful Development Certificate for hip to gable roof extension, rear dormer and front roof slope windows 3 No., proposed front porch.

  8 Mar 2022 122m 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