Skip to content
PlanIndex Get alerts
Menu

Planning application

26/00396/LDC

14 Swiss Avenue Watford WD18 7LN

Granted Watford Lawful Development Certificate

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate for proposed loft conversion including rear dormer extension, two rear-facing windows and x3 front rooflights

As published by the council, reference 26/00396/LDC

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 May 2026

    Received by Watford

  2. 16 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Grant Lawful Development Certificate

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

What a grant of permission means

The process from here

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.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

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

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • 26/00438/FULH Awaiting decision

    14 Swiss Avenue Watford WD18 7LN

    Erection of single storey part rear and part side extension

    10 Jun 2026 0m away Householder
  • 23/00984/HPD Granted

    94 Cassiobury Park Avenue Watford WD18 7LF

    The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5.0m for which the maximum height would be 4.0m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.40m

    27 Oct 2023 44m away Prior approval
  • 25/00718/FULH Decided

    22 Swiss Avenue Watford WD18 7LN

    Erection of new part ground and part first floor extensions to single family dwelling following demolition of existing single storey rear extension

    1 Aug 2025 47m away Householder
  • 20/00710/HPD Refused

    24 Swiss Avenue Watford WD18 7LN

    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 3.6m and for which the height of eaves would be 3.0m

    13 Jul 2020 66m away Prior approval
  • 20/00836/LDC Granted

    2 Swiss Avenue Watford WD18 7LN

    Lawful development certificate for hip to gable loft conversion, including rear dormer and front roof light

    10 Aug 2020 70m away Lawful development
  • 22/00456/LDC Granted

    88 Cassiobury Park Avenue Watford Hertfordshire WD18 7LF

    Lawful development certificate of proposed erection of single storey side extension on existing detached garage

    5 Apr 2022 75m away Lawful development

In Watford

  • 26/00416/LDC Granted

    249 Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3HH

    Lawful Development Certificate for a loft extension incorporating a rear flat-roof dormer and installation of three rooflights to the front roof slope, Garage conversion and front porch canopy.

    4 Jun 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00485/LDC Granted

    Shrodells Unit Watford General Hospital Vicarage Road Watford WD18 0HB

    Lawful development certificate for proposed single storey extension to Shrodells Unit

    26 Jun 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00555/LDC Awaiting decision

    81 Tudor Walk Watford Hertfordshire WD24 7NZ

    Lawful Development Certificate for a hip-to-gable roof enlargement, rear dormer, alterations to the roof of the existing two-storey rear extension and associated rooflights.

    20 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00549/LDC Awaiting decision

    4 Field Road Watford WD19 4DR

    Lawful Development Certificate to replace single storey rear extension.

    17 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00531/LDC Awaiting decision

    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