45 Bruce Grove Watford Hertfordshire WD24 4DZ

1. 22 Feb 2024

   Received by Watford

2. 21 Mar 2024

   Decision issued: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate

3. 22 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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

• 7 Bruce Grove Watford Hertfordshire WD24 4DZ

  18/01324/FULH Submitted 15 Oct 2018 27m away

  Proposed single storey rear extension.

  Decided Householder Extension 6 docs
  Small domestic

• 16 Yarmouth Road Watford WD24 4DW

  20/00705/FUL Submitted 13 Jul 2020 35m away

  Erection of a single storey ground floor rear extension and new second floor extension to small HMO.

  Refused Full applications Extension 21 docs
  Small domestic

• 38 Bruce Grove Watford Hertfordshire WD24 4DR

  18/00757/HPD Submitted 20 Jun 2018 51m away

  The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.45m for which the maximum height would be 3.30m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.80m

  Granted Prior approval Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 45 Bruce Grove Watford Hertfordshire WD24 4DZ

  24/00545/LDC Submitted 7 Jun 2024 54m away

  Lawful development certificate for proposed loft conversion including rear dormer and x2 front sun tunnel tube lights

  Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 8 docs

• 45 Bruce Grove Watford Hertfordshire WD24 4DZ

  24/00298/FULH Submitted 27 Mar 2024 55m away

  Loft conversion with rear dormer

  Refused Householder Loft or dormer 7 docs
  Domestic

• 212 St Albans Road Watford Hertfordshire WD24 4AU

  22/00614/DISCON Submitted 10 May 2022 62m away

  Details submitted for Condition 3. (extract flue odour control report) pursuant to planning permission 21/01280/FUL

  Decided Conditions 4 docs

• 26/00494/LDC Refused

  204A St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AS

  Lawful development certificate for existing use of the first and second floors as two separate self-contained residential dwellings (Use Class C3), each comprising independent living accommodation, kitchen facilities, bathroom facilities and ancillary storage, with access provided via the existing external rear staircase

  29 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00531/LDC Granted

  1014 St Albans Road Watford WD25 9NP

  Lawful development certificate for proposed hip to gable roof extension and loft conversion

  10 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00549/LDC Granted

  4 Field Road Watford WD19 4DR

  Lawful Development Certificate to replace single storey rear extension.

  17 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00659/LDC Awaiting decision

  38 Talbot Avenue Watford WD19 4AX

  Lawful development certificate for proposed demolition of existing rear extension and erection of single storey rear extension

  20 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00475/LDC Refused

  268 Hempstead Road Watford WD17 4LY

  Lawful development certificate for proposed hip to gable loft conversion to extend main ridge line and rear dormer

  23 Jun 2026 Lawful development