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Flanders Courts 12 - 14 St Albans Road Watford

Granted Watford 26/00358/LDC Lawful Development Certificate

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

  1. 11 May 2026

    Received by Watford

  2. 6 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Grant Lawful Development Certificate

  3. 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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What 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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