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16 Ridgehurst Avenue Leavesden Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7AY

Granted Watford 26/00175/LDC Lawful Development Certificate

Works: Loft or dormer

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

Proposal

Lawful development certificate for proposed hip to gable loft conversion including rear dormer and 3x front roof lights

As published by the council, reference 26/00175/LDC

Application record

Reference
26/00175/LDC
Type
Lawful Development Certificate
Status
Approved
Decision
Grant Lawful Development Certificate
Received
3 Mar 2026
Validated
3 Mar 2026
Decided
24 Apr 2026
Ward
TR Leavesden
Parish
TR Abbots Langley Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD25 7AY

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 4 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/00363/FULH Decided

    16 Ridgehurst Avenue Leavesden Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7AY

    Erection of a single storey side and rear extension with roof lights.

    Decided 18 Jun 2026 Householder
  • 26/00294/HPD Granted

    16 Ridgehurst Avenue Leavesden Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7AY

    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

    Decided 13 May 2026 Prior approval
  • 26/00173/FULH Refused

    16 Ridgehurst Avenue Leavesden Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7AY

    Erection of a two storey side extension and single storey rear extension.

    Decided 24 Apr 2026 Householder

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Mar 2026

    Received by Watford

  2. 24 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Grant Lawful Development Certificate

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

16 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Watford granted permission on 24 April 2026, 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.

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