83 Harford Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD17 3DQ

1. 3 May 2024

   Received by Watford

2. 17 May 2024

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 11 Jul 2024

   Decision issued: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate

4. 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

• 45 Harford Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD17 3DQ

  23/01029/FULH Submitted 10 Nov 2023 15m away

  Erection of a raised platform to the rear of the property and associated minor engineering works. (Retrospective)

  Decided Householder 9 docs
  Domestic

• 45 Harford Drive Watford WD17 3DQ

  18/01353/FULH Submitted 23 Oct 2018 15m away

  Erection of ground and first floor side and rear extension

  Refused Householder Extension 14 docs
  Domestic

• 45 Harford Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD17 3DQ

  18/00797/HPD Submitted 27 Jun 2018 15m away

  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 3.6m and for which the height of the eaves would be 3m

  Refused Prior approval Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 47 Harford Drive Watford WD17 3DQ

  20/00485/FULH Submitted 18 May 2020 16m away

  Erection of a single storey rear extension

  Decided Householder Extension 11 docs
  Small domestic

• 45 Harford Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD17 3DQ

  22/01372/FULH Submitted 25 Nov 2022 18m away

  Erection of a single storey front extension, single storey side and rear extension, removal of chimney stack from roof.

  Decided Householder Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 39 Harford Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD17 3DQ

  20/00870/FULH Submitted 17 Aug 2020 42m away

  Erection of double storey rear extension

  Decided Householder Extension 6 docs
  Domestic

• 26/00700/LDC Awaiting decision

  13 Orchard Close Watford WD17 3DU

  Lawful Development Certificate for a hip to gable loft conversion with three skylights on the front slope.

  3 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 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