Planning application
119 St James Road Watford WD18 0DY
Works: Loft or dormer
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed rear dormer and two front rooflights
As published by the council, reference 25/00157/LDC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00157/LDC
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant Lawful Development Certificate
- Received
- 24 Feb 2025
- Validated
- 27 Feb 2025
- Decided
- 23 Apr 2025
- Ward
- Vicarage
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WD18 0DY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Watford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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24/00735/FULH Refused
119 St James Road Watford WD18 0DY
Erection of a rear extension 3m x 2.37m. Stepped rear extension 3.6m x 1.57m. Flat roofs with lanterns. First floor remove pitched roof at rear and make flat, loft extension can come to 3.54m. Two velux in pitched roof at front of house.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Feb 2025
Received by Watford
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27 Feb 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Apr 2025
Decision issued: Grant Lawful Development Certificate
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Watford granted permission on 23 April 2025, 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.
Nearby applications
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119 St James Road Watford WD18 0DY
Erection of a rear extension 3m x 2.37m. Stepped rear extension 3.6m x 1.57m. Flat roofs with lanterns. First floor remove pitched roof at rear and make flat, loft extension can come to 3.54m. Two velux in pitched roof at front of house.
Refused Householder Extension Loft or dormer 12 docsDomestic -
121 St James Road Watford WD18 0DY
Conversion of a single dwelling house into two flats with associated amenity and parking.
Granted Full applications New dwelling 18 docsSeveral homes -
115 St James Road Watford WD18 0DY
Erection of proposed loft conversion and second floor rear extension
Refused Householder Extension Loft or dormer 8 docsDomestic -
109 St James Road Watford WD18 0DY
The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.04m for which the maximum height would be 3.4m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.3m
Granted Prior approval Extension 8 docsSmall domestic -
129 St James Road Watford WD18 0DY
Erection of single storey rear extension, loft conversion including rear dormer and veluxand front rooflight
Granted Lawful development Extension Loft or dormer 6 docsSmall domestic -
104 St James Road Watford WD18 0DX
The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6m for which the maximum height would be 2.92m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.77m
Granted Prior approval Extension 5 docsSmall domestic
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