25/00506/LDC

1. 29 May 2025

   Received by Watford

2. 10 Jun 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

• 22/00081/FUL Refused

  Consort House 60 Leavesden Road Watford WD24 5DN

  Retrospective - 1 x 2 bed flat at front and 1 x 2 bed flat at rear.

  21 Jan 2022 85m away Full applications
• 23/00775/FUL Decided

  Consort House 60 Leavesden Road Watford WD24 5DN

  Internal works at first floor level to create a 2 bedroom 3 person dwelling facing Leavesden Road and retain a 2 bedroom 3 person dwelling facing Victoria Road. (Retrospective).

  4 Sep 2023 86m away Full applications
• 22/00404/FUL Decided

  56A Leavesden Road Watford Hertfordshire WD24 5EE

  Erection of a rear dormer with two front rooflights

  25 Mar 2022 99m away Full applications
• 25/01113/FUL Refused

  60A Garfield Street Watford WD24 5HB

  Proposed loft conversion with rear dormer and front roof lights.

  24 Dec 2025 100m away Full applications
• 23/00851/CTR Granted

  113 Cecil Street Watford WD24 5AS

  Notification of change of use to form three dwellings

  20 Sep 2023 140m away Outline
• 23/00845/FUL Decided

  113 Cecil Street Watford WD24 5AS

  Upward extension to front of property with new pitched roof. Various external and internal alterations to the property including, 4x windows and 1x entrance door to front elevation and 1x opening velux style rooflight and 2x fixed flat rooflights to rear. Low level brick wall to front of site up to boundary with pavement. Creation of small rear courtyard area with bifold glazed doors to workspaces. Additional staff common room and cycle and refuse storage.

  19 Sep 2023 142m 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