25/00514/LDC

1. 29 May 2025

   Received by Watford

2. 7 Jul 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 1 Sep 2025

   Decision issued: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate

4. 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

• 25/00348/TPO Granted

  1 - 22 Holm Oak Park Watford WD18 0XP

  Works to tree/s under TPO.76 - tree T2 Oak - removal of branches back to tree stem, reduce back to branch collar allowing wound to heal and assist with tree health

  7 Apr 2025 198m away Trees
• 25/00523/FULH Decided

  53 Charlock Way Watford Hertfordshire WD18 6JY

  Demolition of existing front porch and erection of of new front extension

  2 Jun 2025 205m away Householder
• 25/00596/FULH Decided

  321 Vicarage Road Watford WD18 6JD

  Extension at upper floor level (1st floor level) by 3.0 meters over an existing ground floor rear extension. Proposal requires the addition of a hip roof to the existing roof.

  24 Jun 2025 212m away Householder
• 22/00242/FULH Refused

  55 Kelmscott Crescent Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0NG

  Erection of single storey rear extension

  22 Feb 2022 222m away Householder
• 25/00673/COU Refused

  152 Hagden Lane Watford WD18 7UH

  Retrospective - proposed residential conversion of original single dwelling into a 10 person HMO

  16 Jul 2025 223m away Full applications
• 22/00183/HPD Refused

  33 Kelmscott Crescent Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0NG

  The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.00m for which the maximum height would be 3.00m and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.00m

  10 Feb 2022 251m away Prior approval

• 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