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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
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 2 applications since 2019: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • 19/01426/LDC Withdrawn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

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 500 metres

  • 20 Victoria Road Watford Hertfordshire WD24 5AZ

    23/00160/LDC Submitted 24 Feb 2023 8m 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 30m 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    Withdrawn Lawful development Loft or dormer 6 docs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 34m away

    Erection of a rear single storey extension

    Decided Householder Extension 15 docs
    Small domestic

  • 10 Lowestoft Road Watford WD24 5AX

    18/01060/HPD Submitted 20 Aug 2018 43m away

    The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.3m for which the maximum height would be 2.75m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.65m

    Granted Prior approval Extension 8 docs
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  • 199 St Albans Road Watford WD24 5BH

    21/01594/LDC Submitted 28 Oct 2021 67m away

    Lawful Development Certificate for a hot food takeaway shop (sui generis) for over 40 years.

    Granted Lawful development 2 docs

  • Ground Floor 197 St Albans Road Watford WD24 5BH

    24/00101/FUL Submitted 7 Feb 2024 69m away

    Retrospective application for the retention of Class E unit with installation of an extraction and flue to the rear of the building

    Refused Full applications 13 docs

In Watford

  • 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