Planning application
16 Ridgehurst Avenue Leavesden Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7AY
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.
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26/00363/FULH Decided
16 Ridgehurst Avenue Leavesden Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7AY
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension with roof lights.
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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
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26/00173/FULH Refused
16 Ridgehurst Avenue Leavesden Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7AY
Erection of a two storey side extension and single storey rear extension.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Mar 2026
Received by Watford
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24 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Grant Lawful Development Certificate
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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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Open the documentsWhat 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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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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
Granted Prior approval Extension 16 docsSmall domestic -
16 Ridgehurst Avenue Leavesden Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7AY
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension with roof lights.
Decided Householder Extension Loft or dormer 16 docsSmall domestic -
24 Ridgehurst Avenue Leavesden Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7AY
Single storey side and front extension
Granted Full applications Extension 12 docsSmall domestic -
16 Ridgehurst Avenue Leavesden Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7AY
90% historically approved · decision due ~17 Aug
Construction of single storey side and rear extensions.
Awaiting decision Full applications ExtensionSmall domestic -
16 Ridgehurst Avenue Leavesden Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7AY
Erection of a two storey side extension and single storey rear extension.
Refused Householder Extension 19 docsSmall domestic -
39 Chapel Close Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7AR
The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.0m for which the maximum height would be 3.30m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.20m
Granted Prior approval Extension 11 docsSmall domestic
Other lawful development applications
In Watford
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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.
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26/00494/LDC Refused
204A St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AS
Lawful development certificate for existing use of the first and second floors as two separate self-contained residential dwellings (Use Class C3), each comprising independent living accommodation, kitchen facilities, bathroom facilities and ancillary storage, with access provided via the existing external rear staircase
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26/00531/LDC Granted
1014 St Albans Road Watford WD25 9NP
Lawful development certificate for proposed hip to gable roof extension and loft conversion
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26/00549/LDC Granted
4 Field Road Watford WD19 4DR
Lawful Development Certificate to replace single storey rear extension.
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26/00659/LDC Awaiting decision
38 Talbot Avenue Watford WD19 4AX
Lawful development certificate for proposed demolition of existing rear extension and erection of single storey rear extension