25/00320/LDC

1. 1 Apr 2025

   Received by Watford

2. 27 May 2025

   Decision issued: Grant Lawful Development Certificate

3. 26 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

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

• 25/00604/COU Refused

  1 The Coppice Watford WD19 4HR

  Change of use from a HMO occupation (C4 Use) to childrens care home (C2 Use)- (AMENDED PLANS)

  27 Jun 2025 119m away Full applications
• 22/00198/HPD Granted

  41 Crossmead Watford Hertfordshire WD19 4JQ

  The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5.00m for which the maximum height would be 3.00m and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.00m

  15 Feb 2022 184m away Prior approval
• 22/00497/LDC Granted

  41 Crossmead Watford Hertfordshire WD19 4JQ

  Lawful Development Certificate for single storey rear extension

  13 Apr 2022 185m away Lawful development
• 23/00101/HPD Granted

  16 The Coppice Watford WD19 4HR

  The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.0m for which the maximum height would be 3.0m and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.0m

  9 Feb 2023 194m away Prior approval
• 22/00343/FULH Decided

  45 Blackwell Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD19 4HP

  The demolition of the existing conservatory structure and the erection of a single storey rear extension with internal side alteration. Improvements to the thermal performance of the building, though the use of over clad external solid wall insulation to all elevations

  15 Mar 2022 206m away Householder
• 20/00446/DISCON Decided

  Garages To The Rear Of Waterman Close Watford Hertfordshire

  Details submitted for Condition 4 (arboricultural impact assessment) pursuant to planning permission 19/00609/FUL

  1 May 2020 243m away Conditions

• 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