227 St Albans Road Watford WD24 5BH

1. 12 Mar 2026

   Received by Watford

2. 20 Mar 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 28 May 2026

   Decision issued: Grant Lawful Development Certificate

4. 9 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

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

• 227 St Albans Road Watford WD24 5BH

  26/00208/LDC Submitted 12 Mar 2026 0m away

  Lawful Development Certificate for commencement of development of planning permission 23/00287/FUL

  Granted Lawful development 14 docs

• The Regent Club 227 St Albans Road Watford WD24 5BH

  25/00966/FUL Submitted 29 Oct 2025 6m away

  Change of use to ground floor from social club to create an educational centre (Class F.1 - Learning and non-residential institutions) with additional windows to main hall. (Amended description)

  Decided Full applications Windows or glazing 15 docs

• Pavement Outside 204 St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AS

  22/00474/ADV Submitted 8 Apr 2022 32m away

  Consent to display 2 digital 75" LCD display screens, one on each side of the Street Hub unit

  Refused Advertising 40 docs

• Pavement Outside 204 St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AS

  22/00473/FUL Submitted 8 Apr 2022 33m away

  Proposed installation of one new BT Street Hub,

  Refused Full applications 39 docs

• 188 - 196 First Floor St Albans Road Watford

  23/01202/CTR Submitted 29 Dec 2023 46m away

  Notification of a reconfiguration of existing first floor, last used as office into 7 no dwelling apartments.

  Refused Outline New dwelling 12 docs
  Several homes

• 188-196 First Floor St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AS

  21/01663/FUL Submitted 16 Nov 2021 47m away

  Replace white UPVC windows and blockwork infill at first floor level, with high performance coupled glazing system that replicates the original 5 column x 3 row full height glazing system, set within original concrete framed structural bays

  Decided Full applications Extension Windows or glazing 13 docs

• 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.

  3 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 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

  29 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00531/LDC Granted

  1014 St Albans Road Watford WD25 9NP

  Lawful development certificate for proposed hip to gable roof extension and loft conversion

  10 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00549/LDC Granted

  4 Field Road Watford WD19 4DR

  Lawful Development Certificate to replace single storey rear extension.

  17 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 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

  20 Aug 2026 Lawful development