24/00734/LDC

1. 1 Aug 2024

   Received by Watford

2. 24 Sep 2024

   Decision issued: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate

3. 24 Jul 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

• 20/00649/FUL Decided

  53 The Brow Watford WD17 7FF

  Use of Unit 1 as a barbers shop

  25 Jun 2020 78m away Full applications
• 20/00724/ADV Granted

  65 The Brow Watford WD25 7FF

  Consent to display 2 x externally illuminated fascia signs

  15 Jul 2020 90m away Advertising
• 22/00023/LDC Granted

  63 Valley Rise Watford WD25 7EY

  Lawful development certificate for loft conversion with rear dormer and 3 rooflights to front elevation. Resubmission following refusal of 21/01624/LDC - Dormers revised to be tile hung

  7 Jan 2022 114m away Lawful development
• 20/00629/HPD Granted

  63 Newhouse Crescent Watford WD25 7HU

  The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.0m for which the maximum height would be 3.89m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.91m

  22 Jun 2020 133m away Prior approval
• 22/00541/LDC Granted

  73 Louvain Way Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7EP

  Lawful development certificate for proposed loft conversion with rear dormer and x2 front roof lights

  25 Apr 2022 158m away Lawful development
• 25/00213/LDC Granted

  12 Louvain Way Watford WD25 7ER

  Lawful Development Certificate for conversion of loft space to provide habitable accommodation including the construction of a rear dormer window and insertion of velux windows to the front elevation

  6 Mar 2025 187m away Lawful development

• 26/00416/LDC Granted

  249 Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3HH

  Lawful Development Certificate for a loft extension incorporating a rear flat-roof dormer and installation of three rooflights to the front roof slope, Garage conversion and front porch canopy.

  4 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00485/LDC Granted

  Shrodells Unit Watford General Hospital Vicarage Road Watford WD18 0HB

  Lawful development certificate for proposed single storey extension to Shrodells Unit

  26 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00555/LDC Awaiting decision

  81 Tudor Walk Watford Hertfordshire WD24 7NZ

  Lawful Development Certificate for a hip-to-gable roof enlargement, rear dormer, alterations to the roof of the existing two-storey rear extension and associated rooflights.

  20 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00549/LDC Awaiting decision

  4 Field Road Watford WD19 4DR

  Lawful Development Certificate to replace single storey rear extension.

  17 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00396/LDC Granted

  14 Swiss Avenue Watford WD18 7LN

  Lawful Development Certificate for proposed loft conversion including rear dormer extension, two rear-facing windows and x3 front rooflights

  27 May 2026 Lawful development