25/00551/LDC

1. 11 Jun 2025

   Received by Watford

2. 18 Jun 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

• 26/00391/LDC Granted

  93 Kingswood Road Watford Hertfordshire WD25 0EQ

  Lawful development certificate for proposed erection of single storey rear extension with roof lights

  21 May 2026 79m away Lawful development
• 22/00159/FULH Decided

  47 Greenwood Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD25 0HX

  Erection of a single storey rear extension. (Replacing existing conservatory - part retrospective)

  8 Feb 2022 116m away Householder
• 20/00551/FULH Decided

  38 Hillingdon Road Watford WD25 0JG

  Erection of a single storey rear extension and internal ground floor re-arrangement. Existing garage replaced with new structure.

  3 Jun 2020 130m away Householder
• 26/00413/FULH Decided

  48 Meadow Road Watford WD25 0JA

  Erection of a single storey side extension.

  2 Jun 2026 132m away Householder
• 26/00412/FULH Decided

  50 Meadow Road Watford WD25 0JA

  Erection of a single storey side/rear extension and alterations.

  2 Jun 2026 132m away Householder
• 22/00154/LDC Granted

  50 Meadow Road Watford Hertfordshire WD25 0JA

  Lawful Development Certificate for single storey side extension

  7 Feb 2022 133m away Lawful development

• 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