25/00612/LDC

1. 30 Jun 2025

   Received by Watford

2. 15 Jul 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 8 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

• 25/00681/FUL Decided

  49 And 51 Sandringham Road Watford WD24 7AY

  Demolition of shed and erection of outbuilding at 49 Sandringham Road and reconstruction of garage at 51 Sandringham Road astride of the boundary line and rebuild side boundary wall with new gate

  21 Jul 2025 45m away Full applications
• 23/01144/FUL Decided

  274A St Albans Road Watford WD24 6PE

  Retrospective erection of single storey rear extension and cantilevered roof.

  11 Dec 2023 65m away Full applications
• 25/01088/FUL Refused

  272 St Albans Road Watford WD24 6PE

  Installation of a commercial extraction and ventilation system to be mounted on the external wall of the building, installation of a commercial refrigerator unit and addition of marquee tent to rear area (Revised Description)

  16 Dec 2025 73m away Full applications
• 26/00301/FULH Awaiting decision

  79 Sandringham Road Watford WD24 7BD

  Erection of a hip to gable roof extension with a rear dormer with x4 front roof lights and conversion of existing garage into a utility room

  14 Apr 2026 83m away Householder
• 25/00366/GPDO Granted

  Pavement Outside North Watford Methodist Church The Harebreaks Watford

  Notification of the installation of a 17.5 m monopole supporting 6no. antennas, 1no. 300mm transmission dish and ancillary development thereto. For informative purposes, 3no. equipment cabinets permitted by Class A(a) of Part 16 of Schedule 2 of the GPDO are shown on the accompanying drawings.

  14 Apr 2025 96m away Telecoms
• 23/01000/FULH Decided

  89 Sandringham Road Watford WD24 7BD

  Demolition of existing garage and side structure. Erection of new front and side extension to form additional habitable accommodation.

  2 Nov 2023 114m away Householder

• 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