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256 Whippendell Road Watford WD18 7NL

Granted Watford 25/00729/LDC Lawful Development Certificate

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Lawful development certificate for existing use- Change of Use from Class C3 (Dwellinghouse) to Class C4 (HMO for up to 6 persons)

As published by the council, reference 25/00729/LDC

Application record

Reference
25/00729/LDC
Type
Lawful Development Certificate
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Grant Lawful Development Certificate
Received
6 Aug 2025
Validated
8 Aug 2025
Decided
1 Oct 2025
Ward
Vicarage
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD18 7NL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 25/00328/LDC Refused

    256 Whippendell Road Watford WD18 7NL

    Lawful Development Certificate for existing HMO up to six persons

    Decided 1 Jul 2025 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Aug 2025

    Received by Watford

  2. 8 Aug 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 1 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Grant Lawful Development Certificate

  4. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Watford granted permission on 1 October 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 256 Whippendell Road Watford WD18 7NL

    25/00328/LDC Submitted 1 Apr 2025 50 yards away

    Lawful Development Certificate for existing HMO up to six persons

    Refused Lawful development 6 docs

  • 252 Whippendell Road Watford WD18 7NL

    24/00306/HPD Submitted 28 Mar 2024 50 yards away

    The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.6m for which the maxium height would be 3.5m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.8m

    Granted Prior approval Extension 3 docs
    Small domestic

  • 261 Whippendell Road Watford WD18 7NN

    21/01766/HPD Submitted 6 Dec 2021 50 yards away

    The erection of a single storey side infill extension, rear extension, which would extend beyond the left rear wall side infill extension by 4.4m (left) 3.5 (right) and rear extension from the right rear wall 3.m for which the maximum height would be 2.9m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.9m

    Granted Prior approval Extension 7 docs
    Small domestic

  • 261 Whippendell Road Watford WD18 7NN

    21/01678/HPD Submitted 18 Nov 2021 50 yards away

    The erection of a single storey side infill extension, rear extension, which would extend beyond the left rear wall side infill extension by 4.4m and rear extension from the right rear wall 3.5m for which the maximum height would be 3.0m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.9m

    Refused Prior approval Extension 3 docs
    Small domestic

  • 89 Princes Avenue Watford WD18 7RR

    18/01400/FULH Submitted 1 Nov 2018 50 yards away

    Retrospective application for the erection of a single storey side/rear infill extension.

    Granted Householder Extension 10 docs
    Small domestic

  • 71 Princes Avenue Watford WD18 7RR

    26/00443/FULH Submitted 11 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    Erection of single storey side and rear extension

    Refused Householder Extension 10 docs
    Small domestic

In Watford

  • 26/00672/LDC Granted

    84 North Western Avenue Watford WD25 0AJ

    Lawful development certificate for proposed single storey rear extension

    Received 24 Aug, published by the council 14 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00714/LDC Awaiting decision

    25 Westbury Road Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0DL

    Lawful development certificate for proposed loft conversion including rear dormer and x front rooflights

    Received 8 Sep, published by the council 14 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00704/LDC Awaiting decision

    268 Hempstead Road Watford WD17 4LY

    Lawful development certificate for proposed hip to gable loft conversion to extend main ridge line and rear dormer

    Received 4 Sep, published by the council 14 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00605/LDC Granted

    503 Whippendell Road Watford WD18 7QB

    Lawful Development Certificate for existing use of hip to gable loft conversion including rear dormer, roof extension and x2 front roof lights

    Received 3 Aug, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00700/LDC Awaiting decision

    13 Orchard Close Watford WD17 3DU

    Lawful Development Certificate for a hip to gable loft conversion with three skylights on the front slope.

    Received 3 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Lawful development