24/00061/LDC

1. 25 Jan 2024

   Received by Watford

2. 27 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

• 25/00362/TPO Granted

  3 Laurel Close Watford WD19 4PY

  Works to tree/s under group G2 TPO.159 - T1 Oak and T2 Oak - reduce crown by 2.2 to 2.4 m, reduce lateral spread by 3.5m, remove all dead wood as tree leaning towards neighbours property reductions will manage tree weight.

  11 Apr 2025 35m away Trees
• 20/1665/FUL Granted

  9 Nancy Downs Oxhey Hall WD19 4NF

  First floor rear extension and alterations to front elevation including new front gable.

  13 Aug 2020 50m away Full applications
• 22/1150/DDD Granted

  Longwood 9 Nancy Downs Oxhey Hall Watford Hertfordshire WD19 4NF

  Oak - long limb that previously snapped is rotten and needs to be removed Oak -diseased - remove

  15 Jun 2022 74m away Trees
• 22/1052/DDD Granted

  Longwood 9 Nancy Downs Oxhey Hall Watford Hertfordshire WD19 4NF

  Oaks x 4 - remove dangerous limbs

  30 May 2022 74m away Trees
• 22/00253/FULH Refused

  49 Oxhey Road Watford Hertfordshire WD19 4QG

  Proposed new vehicle crossing.

  24 Feb 2022 145m away Householder
• 25/1621/FUL Granted

  Truelands 13 Nancy Downs Oxhey Hall Watford Hertfordshire WD19 4NF

  Demolition of the existing two-storey detached dwelling; construction of new two storey detached self build dwelling with accommodation within the roofspace served by front/rear dormers and side rooflights, solar panels and a linked garage annex, with associated parking and landscaping works

  22 Sep 2025 148m away Full applications

• 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