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24 Victoria Road Watford WD24 5AZ

Refused Watford 24/01086/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 existing use to retain ground floor of property as a self contained apartment

As published by the council, reference 24/01086/LDC

Application record

Reference
24/01086/LDC
Type
Lawful Development Certificate
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate
Received
28 Nov 2024
Validated
12 Feb 2025
Decided
17 Apr 2025
Ward
Callowland
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD24 5AZ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 5 applications since 2019: 1 approved, 3 refused.

  • 20/00282/FULH Granted

    24 Victoria Road Watford WD24 5AZ

    Erection of a single storey rear extension and loft conversion with two dormers (part retrospective).

    Decided 5 May 2020 Householder
  • 19/01426/LDC Withdrawn

    24 Victoria Road Watford WD24 5AZ

    Retrospective loft conversion including rear dormer and x 2 front roof lights

    Decided 12 Feb 2020 Lawful development
  • 19/00681/COU Refused

    24 Victoria Road Watford WD24 5AZ

    Change of Use of a Single Dwelling House into Two 1 Bedroom Flats.

    Decided 8 Aug 2019 Full applications
  • 19/00434/COU Refused

    24 Victoria Road Watford WD24 5AZ

    Conversion of 3 bedroom dwelling house to 2no one bedroom flats

    Decided 7 Jun 2019 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Nov 2024

    Received by Watford

  2. 12 Feb 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Apr 2025

    Decision issued: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

9 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

  • 24 Victoria Road Watford WD24 5AZ

    19/00681/COU Submitted 13 Jun 2019 50 yards away

    Change of Use of a Single Dwelling House into Two 1 Bedroom Flats.

    Refused Full applications New dwelling 15 docs
    Domestic

  • 24 Victoria Road Watford WD24 5AZ

    19/00434/COU Submitted 15 Apr 2019 50 yards away

    Conversion of 3 bedroom dwelling house to 2no one bedroom flats

    Refused Full applications New dwelling 12 docs
    Domestic

  • 24 Victoria Road Watford WD24 5AZ

    20/00282/FULH Submitted 10 Mar 2020 50 yards away

    Erection of a single storey rear extension and loft conversion with two dormers (part retrospective).

    Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer 16 docs
    Small domestic

  • 20 Victoria Road Watford Hertfordshire WD24 5AZ

    23/00160/LDC Submitted 24 Feb 2023 50 yards away

    Lawful Development Certificate for Rear Dormers and Front Rooflights

    Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 9 docs

  • 24 Victoria Road Watford WD24 5AZ

    19/01426/LDC Submitted 11 Dec 2019 50 yards away

    Retrospective loft conversion including rear dormer and x 2 front roof lights

    Withdrawn Lawful development Loft or dormer 6 docs

  • 27 Victoria Road Watford WD24 5AY

    25/00361/FULH Submitted 11 Apr 2025 50 yards away

    Erection of a rear single storey extension

    Granted Householder Extension 15 docs
    Small domestic

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