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298 St Albans Road Watford WD24 6PE

Refused Watford 25/00612/LDC Lawful Development Certificate

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

  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

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

3 documents on file for this application

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What 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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