Planning application
249 Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3HH
Works: Extension Loft or dormer 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
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.
As published by the council, reference 26/00416/LDC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00416/LDC
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant Lawful Development Certificate
- Received
- 4 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 4 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 27 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Park
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WD17 3HH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Watford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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21/01063/FULH Refused
249 Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3HH
Ground floor front and side extension, two storey right side extension with two rooflights and garage conversion
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Jun 2026
Received by Watford
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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26 Jul 2026
Status changed to Pending Decision
Previously Pending consideration.
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27 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Grant Lawful Development Certificate
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
21 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Watford granted permission on 27 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.
Nearby applications
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249 Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3HH
Ground floor front and side extension, two storey right side extension with two rooflights and garage conversion
Refused Householder Extension Loft or dormer 17 docsSmall domestic -
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Lawful development certificate for proposed porch and single storey rear extension
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Erection of a single storey side extension.
Granted Householder Extension 6 docsSmall domestic -
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Lawful Development Certificate for the erection of a single storey side garage
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