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26 Woodford Road Watford WD17 1PA

Refused Watford 24/00294/LDC Lawful Development Certificate

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate for use of land in the rear garden to station a mobile home for use incidental to the main dwelling.

As published by the council, reference 24/00294/LDC

Application record

Reference
24/00294/LDC
Type
Lawful Development Certificate
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate
Received
26 Mar 2024
Validated
26 Mar 2024
Decided
20 May 2024
Ward
Central
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD17 1PA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 2 refused.

  • 24/00559/LDC Granted

    26 Woodford Road Watford WD17 1PA

    Lawful Development Certificate for erection of outbuilding

    Decided 7 Aug 2024 Lawful development
  • 23/01025/FUL Refused

    26 Woodford Road Watford WD17 1PA

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

    Decided 14 Dec 2023 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Mar 2024

    Received by Watford

  2. 20 May 2024

    Decision issued: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate

  3. 22 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

15 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Watford refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 26 Woodford Road Watford WD17 1PA

    23/01025/FUL Submitted 9 Nov 2023 50 yards 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 50 yards away

    Lawful Development Certificate for erection of outbuilding

    Granted Lawful development 14 docs
  • 18A Woodford Road Watford WD17 1PA

    19/00683/LDC Submitted 13 Jun 2019 50 yards away

    Lawful Development Certificate for proposed detached gazebo.

    Granted Lawful development 6 docs
  • 18A Woodford Road Watford WD17 1PA

    19/00478/LDC Submitted 30 Apr 2019 50 yards away

    Lawful Development Certificate for proposed garden canopy

    Refused Lawful development 6 docs
  • 64 Clarendon Road Watford WD17 1DA

    21/01389/FUL Submitted 17 Sep 2021 100 yards away

    Installation of a new acoustic enclosure to house existing emergency generator and associated works (amended description)

    Granted Full applications 10 docs
  • 58 Clarendon Road Watford WD17 1DA

    22/01191/TPO Submitted 12 Oct 2022 100 yards 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

In Watford

  • 26/00740/LDC Granted

    344 Hagden Lane Watford WD18 7SH

    Lawful development certificate for proposed erection of outbuilding (12mx5m) at the South-West corner of the rear garden

    Received 21 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00763/LDC Awaiting decision

    134 Balmoral Road Watford WD24 4ET

    Lawful Development Certificate for proposed hip to gable loft conversion including rear dormer and x2 front roof lights.

    Received 29 Sep, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00755/LDC Awaiting decision

    498 Whippendell Road Watford WD18 7QJ

    Lawful Development Certificate for a loft conversion with rear dormer window.

    Received 28 Sep, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00579/LDC Refused

    37 Harford Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD17 3DQ

    Lawful development certificate for proposed erection of garden outbuilding for storage/office use and alterations to existing front porch

    Received 27 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00618/LDC Granted

    8 Woodhurst Avenue Watford WD25 9RQ

    Lawful Development Certificate for a hip-to-gable roof extension and rear dormer to facilitate a loft conversion, including associated roof alterations and windows/roof lights.

    Received 10 Aug, published by the council 16 Aug 2026 Lawful development