Planning application
Flanders Courts 12 - 14 St Albans Road Watford
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lawful development certificate for existing use of the replacement of the red brickwork comprised in the Southern elevation with bricks of a very similar appearance, and the rebuilding of the brickwork in the Western elevation with bricks reclaimed from the existing building.
As published by the council, reference 26/00358/LDC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00358/LDC
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant Lawful Development Certificate
- Received
- 11 May 2026
- Validated
- 11 May 2026
- Decided
- 6 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Central
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 May 2026
Received by Watford
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6 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Grant Lawful Development Certificate
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Watford granted permission on 6 July 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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