Planning application
298 St Albans Road Watford WD24 6PE
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Lawful development certificate for existing HMO since 2005 Sui Generis
As published by the council, reference 25/00612/LDC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00612/LDC
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refuse Lawful Development Certificate
- Received
- 30 Jun 2025
- Validated
- 15 Jul 2025
- Decided
- 8 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Callowland
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WD24 6PE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Jun 2025
Received by Watford
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15 Jul 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Watford refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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