26 Woodford Road Watford WD17 1PA

1. 26 Mar 2024

   Received by Watford

2. 20 May 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

• 26 Woodford Road Watford WD17 1PA

  23/01025/FUL Submitted 9 Nov 2023 0m away

  Change of use from 6 person house in multiple occupation (Class C4) to 7 bedroom house in multiple occupation (sui generis)

  Refused Full applications 13 docs

• 26 Woodford Road Watford WD17 1PA

  24/00559/LDC Submitted 11 Jun 2024 2m away

  Lawful Development Certificate for erection of outbuilding

  Granted Lawful development 14 docs

• 58 Clarendon Road Watford WD17 1DA

  22/01191/TPO Submitted 12 Oct 2022 97m away

  Works to trees under TPO 103. Two sweet chestnuts - remove all deadwood, pollard to previous pollard points, remove the ivy and remove the epicormic growth to a height of the metres.

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 2 Woodford Road Watford WD17 1PA

  25/00990/FUL Submitted 7 Nov 2025 104m away

  Demolition of existing building and redevelopment to provide eight residential units and a one commercial unit at ground level for use within Class E, landscaping and associated works (revised description)

  Refused Full applications Demolition 95 docs

• Wetherspoon House Reeds Crescent Watford WD24 4QL

  25/00533/TPO Submitted 6 Jun 2025 114m away

  Works to trees upder TPO 232. Individual specimens described as: Tree 12 (T12), Tree 13 (T13), Tree 14 (T14), Tree 15 (T15), Tree 17 (T17), Tree 18 (T18) and Tree 19 (T19)

  Granted Trees 7 docs

• King Cod 209C Queens Road Watford WD17 2QH

  25/00474/FUL Submitted 20 May 2025 128m away

  Retrospective application for automated teller machine and associated illuminated signage

  Decided Full applications 14 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