25/00277/LDC

1. 24 Mar 2025

   Received by Watford

2. 19 May 2025

   Decision issued: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate

3. 26 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

• 25/00521/LDC Granted

  159 Horseshoe Lane Watford WD25 7HT

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

  2 Jun 2025 0m away Lawful development
• 23/00867/LDC Granted

  Dwelling To The Rear Left Of 25 Cobb Green Watford WD25 7HZ

  Lawful Development Certificate for Existing use of building as self contained dwellinghouse.

  25 Sep 2023 37m away Lawful development
• 23/00868/LDC Granted

  Dwelling To The Rear Right Of 25 Cobb Green Watford WD25 7HZ

  Lawful Development Certificate for Existing use of building as self contained dwellinghouse.

  25 Sep 2023 41m away Lawful development
• 25/00394/LDC Granted

  163 Newhouse Crescent Watford WD25 7JA

  Lawful Development Certificate for roof alteration to incorporate a rear dormer loft conversion and three front elevation roof lights

  24 Apr 2025 84m away Lawful development
• 20/00923/LDC Granted

  119 Horseshoe Lane Watford WD25 7HT

  Lawful Development Certificate for a loft conversion with one front roof light.

  2 Sep 2020 162m away Lawful development
• 22/00270/FULH Decided

  2 Newhouse Crescent Watford WD25 7HX

  Demolition of conservatory. Erection of a single storey rear extension with roof lights and loft conversion with velux windows.

  28 Feb 2022 205m away Householder

• 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