25/00613/LDC

1. 30 Jun 2025

   Received by Watford

2. 9 Jul 2025

   Decision issued: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate

3. 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

• 25/00229/TCA Granted

  39 Capel Road Watford WD19 4FE

  Works to trees in conservation area - x2 apple trees - remove crown of the trees using monolif, leave stumps intact to provide habitat for foraging birds and wildlife

  11 Mar 2025 9m away Trees
• 23/00933/FULH Decided

  29 Villiers Road Watford WD19 4AL

  Proposed replacement bespoke timber sliding sash window to match the existing window at the side of the property

  16 Oct 2023 24m away Householder
• 22/00182/FULH Decided

  5 Lower Paddock Road Watford Hertfordshire WD19 4DU

  Erection of an outbuilding

  10 Feb 2022 65m away Householder
• 25/00491/FULH Decided

  13 Lower Paddock Road Watford WD19 4DU

  Erection of single storey infill extension

  27 May 2025 83m away Householder
• 23/00085/LDC Granted

  2 Caroline Place Watford Hertfordshire WD19 4AF

  Lawful Development Certificate for existing use of current lower ground floor kitchen and dining room as ancillary use.

  6 Feb 2023 84m away Lawful development
• 26/00291/FULH Decided

  26 Villiers Road Watford WD19 4AH

  Erection of a single storey extension following demolition of the existing canopy structure (revised plans)

  6 Apr 2026 85m 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