26/00427/LDC

1. 8 Jun 2026

   Received by Watford

2. 15 Jun 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 24 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. 1 Aug 2026

   Status changed to Pending Decision

   Previously Pending consideration.

5. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development. Extensions of time are common.

This application is with Watford for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

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

• 20/00703/FULH Withdrawn

  2 Lilla Cottages Grover Road Watford WD19 4HL

  Proposed loft extension to rear of property. New dormer to rear elevation. All works are to be constructed below the current ridge line of the properties existing roof and no works are to affect the front (primary) elevation.

  10 Jul 2020 11m away Householder
• 22/00557/FULH Decided

  37 Grover Road Watford Hertfordshire WD19 4HH

  Erection of single storey rear extension

  27 Apr 2022 80m away Householder
• 23/00085/LDC Granted

  2 Caroline Place Watford Hertfordshire WD19 4AF

  Lawful Development Certificate for existing use of current lower ground floor kitchen and dining room as ancillary use.

  6 Feb 2023 115m away Lawful development
• 26/00512/CTR Awaiting decision

  28 Pinner Road Watford WD19 4ED

  Notification of part change of use from a shop (commercial) to a single dwelling (residential)

  6 Jul 2026 122m away Outline
• 22/00499/FULH Decided

  20 Oxhey Avenue Watford WD19 4HG

  Erection of a double storey side extension and additional new fenestration.

  13 Apr 2022 124m away Householder
• 20/00972/TCA Granted

  67 Villiers Road Watford WD19 4AL

  Proposed crown thinning to 1no. silver birch tree and 1no. sycamore tree in rear garden (Oxhey Conservation Area)

  14 Sep 2020 165m away Trees

• 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
• 26/00396/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

  27 May 2026 Lawful development