25/00403/LDC

1. 25 Apr 2025

   Received by Watford

2. 20 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

• 22/00450/HPD Granted

  28 Chester Road Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0RQ

  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 3m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.8m

  4 Apr 2022 85m away Prior approval
• 25/00246/FULH Refused

  32 Addiscombe Road Watford WD18 0ND

  Conversion of loft space for habitable use with side dormer and front roof lights

  17 Mar 2025 100m away Householder
• 25/00380/FULH Decided

  64 Cassio Road Watford WD18 0QF

  Erection of a single storey rear extension

  17 Apr 2025 117m away Householder
• 25/00365/LDC Granted

  64 Cassio Road Watford WD18 0QF

  Lawful Development Certficate for erection of loft conversion and roof extension involving rear dormer and outrigger dormer and two front roof lights

  14 Apr 2025 117m away Lawful development
• 22/00193/LDC Refused

  39 Chester Road Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0RG

  Lawful Development Certificate for a loft conversion into habitable space, with two front roof lights.

  15 Feb 2022 120m away Lawful development
• 22/00691/FUL Decided

  W H Sports Club Limited 8 Park Avenue Watford Hertfordshire WD18 7HP

  Replace ageing floodlighting system with new equipment using the same specification (type and heights) with exception of the lights which, will be converted to LED technology.

  24 May 2022 127m away Full applications

• 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