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5 Albanwood Watford WD25 7BZ

Refused Watford 24/00734/LDC Lawful Development Certificate

Works: Loft or dormer

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

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate for proposed loft conversion with a rear dormer and front rooflights.

As published by the council, reference 24/00734/LDC

Application record

Reference
24/00734/LDC
Type
Lawful Development Certificate
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate
Received
1 Aug 2024
Validated
1 Aug 2024
Decided
24 Sep 2024
Ward
Woodside
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD25 7BZ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 24/00948/LDC Granted

    5 Albanwood Watford WD25 7BZ

    Lawful Development Certificate for proposed loft conversion with a rear dormer and x2 front rooflights

    Decided 9 Dec 2024 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Aug 2024

    Received by Watford

  2. 24 Sep 2024

    Decision issued: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

10 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.

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  • 5 Albanwood Watford WD25 7BZ

    24/00948/LDC Submitted 14 Oct 2024 50 yards away

    Lawful Development Certificate for proposed loft conversion with a rear dormer and x2 front rooflights

    Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 9 docs
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    21/01719/LDC Submitted 29 Nov 2021 50 yards away

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    Received 8 Sep, published by the council 14 Sep 2026 Lawful development
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    Received 4 Sep, published by the council 14 Sep 2026 Lawful development
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    Lawful Development Certificate for existing use of hip to gable loft conversion including rear dormer, roof extension and x2 front roof lights

    Received 3 Aug, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00700/LDC Awaiting decision

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

    Received 3 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Lawful development