Planning application
25/00676/LDC
17 Osborne Road Watford WD24 7BA
Proposal
Lawful development certificate for proposed loft conversion including rear dormer and x2 front rooflights
As published by the council, reference 25/00676/LDC
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Jul 2025
Received by Watford
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1 Aug 2025
Decision issued: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
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.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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25/00675/HPD Granted
17 Osborne Road Watford WD24 7BA
The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.00m for which the maximum height would be 3.00m and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.00m
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22/01452/FUL Refused
22-24 Windsor Road Watford WD24 7BG
The demolition of two outbuildings and erection of a detached building to provide new residential apartments with associated refuse and cycle storage.
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22/00415/FULH Decided
30 Osborne Road Watford WD24 7BA
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension
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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
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23/00190/LDC Granted
5 Sandown Road Watford Hertfordshire WD24 7DH
Lawful development certificate for proposed hip to gable loft conversion inclusing rear dormer and x2 front rooflights
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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
Other lawful development applications
In Watford
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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.
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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
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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.
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26/00549/LDC Awaiting decision
4 Field Road Watford WD19 4DR
Lawful Development Certificate to replace single storey rear extension.
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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