Planning application
16 Ridgehurst Avenue Leavesden Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7AY
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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
As published by the council, reference 26/00294/HPD
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00294/HPD
- Type
- Householder Permitted Development
- Status
- Approval Not Required
- Decision
- HPD Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 8 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 8 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 13 May 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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26/00175/LDC Granted
16 Ridgehurst Avenue Leavesden Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7AY
Lawful development certificate for proposed hip to gable loft conversion including rear dormer and 3x front roof lights
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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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8 Apr 2026
Received by Watford
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13 May 2026
Decision issued: HPD Prior Approval Not Required
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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 13 May 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. 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
Lawful development certificate for proposed hip to gable loft conversion including rear dormer and 3x front roof lights
Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 16 docs -
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
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26/00604/HPD Granted
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26/00623/HPD Granted
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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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26/00697/HPD Awaiting decision
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The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6m for which the maximum height would be 3.3m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.8m
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26/00587/HPD Granted
43 York Road Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0BE
The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.55m for which the maximum height would be 2.90m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.60m (REVISED MEASUREMENTS)
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26/00581/HPD Granted
23 Westlea Avenue Watford WD25 9DH
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 2.95m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.95m