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147A Chester Road Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0LH

Granted Watford 24/00647/LDC Lawful Development Certificate

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Lawful development certificate for change of use of existing single dwelling (C3 class ) into a 6 person HMO (C4 class)

As published by the council, reference 24/00647/LDC

Application record

Reference
24/00647/LDC
Type
Lawful Development Certificate
Status
Approved
Decision
Grant Lawful Development Certificate
Received
8 Jul 2024
Validated
8 Jul 2024
Decided
9 Aug 2024
Ward
Vicarage
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD18 0LH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Jul 2024

    Received by Watford

  2. 9 Aug 2024

    Decision issued: Grant Lawful Development Certificate

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

7 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Watford granted permission on 9 August 2024, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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.

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