Planning application
26/00416/LDC
249 Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3HH
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
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
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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23/00134/LDC Granted
249 Hempstead Road Watford Hertfordshire WD17 3HH
Lawful development certificate for proposed porch and single storey rear extension
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26/00562/FULH Awaiting decision
9 Glen Way Watford Hertfordshire WD17 3HL
Erection of double storey side extension and porch extension
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23/00835/FULH Decided
246 Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3HJ
Erection of single storey rear extension and new roof over existing rear addition
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22/01462/LDC Granted
246 Hempstead Road Watford Hertfordshire WD17 3HJ
Lawful Development Certificate for conversion of loft to habitable space including hip to gable extensions and rear dormer.
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20/00839/HPD Granted
250 Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3HJ
The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 8.0m for which the maximum height would be 3.0m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.80m
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20/00681/FULH Decided
252 Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3HJ
Erection of single and two storey side and rear extensions and front porch extension
Other lawful development applications
In Watford
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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
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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.
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26/00549/LDC Awaiting decision
4 Field Road Watford WD19 4DR
Lawful Development Certificate to replace single storey rear extension.
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26/00396/LDC Granted
14 Swiss Avenue Watford WD18 7LN
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed loft conversion including rear dormer extension, two rear-facing windows and x3 front rooflights
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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