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24 Denewood Close Watford Hertfordshire WD17 4SZ

Refused Watford 25/00423/LDC Lawful Development Certificate

Works: Extension Roofing Small domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate for a single storey rear extenstion projecting 4 metres. External materials will be similar in appearance to those of the existing house. The maximum eaves height will note exceed 3 metres and both the eaves and ridge height of the extension will not be higher than those of the existing property

As published by the council, reference 25/00423/LDC

Application record

Reference
25/00423/LDC
Type
Lawful Development Certificate
Status
Refused
Decision
Refuse Lawful Development Certificate
Received
1 May 2025
Validated
1 May 2025
Decided
25 Jun 2025
Ward
Nascot
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD17 4SZ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 May 2025

    Received by Watford

  2. 25 Jun 2025

    Decision issued: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

11 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

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.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

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

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