26/00485/LDC

1. 26 Jun 2026

   Received by Watford

2. 20 Jul 2026

   Decision issued: Grant Lawful Development Certificate

3. 24 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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

• 26/00500/FUL Awaiting decision

  Watford General Hospital Vicarage Road Watford WD18 0HB

  Retrospective planning application for a three-storey Pathology and Mortuary Building at Watford General Hospital.

  1 Jul 2026 0m away Full applications
• 26/00499/DISCON Decided

  Watford General Hospital Vicarage Road Watford WD18 0HB

  Details submitted for Condition 12 (bat survey) pursuant to planning permission 21/00765/OUTM, 24/00870/DISCON

  1 Jul 2026 0m away Conditions
• 25/00639/DISCON Decided

  Watford General Hospital Vicarage Road Watford WD18 0HB

  Details submitted for Condition 3. (soft landscaping) 5. (construction management plan) pursuant to planning permission 21/01239/FUL (revised Management Plan)

  9 Jul 2025 0m away Conditions
• 26/00500/FULM Awaiting decision

  Watford General Hospital Vicarage Road Watford WD18 0HB

  Retrospective planning application for a three-storey Pathology and Mortuary Building at Watford General Hospital.

  1 Jul 2026 0m away Full applications
• 20/00684/FUL Refused

  133 Vicarage Road Watford WD18 0HA

  Conversion of existing 2 no. flats back into a single dwelling.

  6 Jul 2020 149m away Full applications
• 21/01116/NONMAT Granted

  MSCP Thomas Sawyer Way Watford Hertfordshire

  Non-material amendment of planning permission 18/01383/FULM (as varied under 20/00164/VARM, 20/01157/NONMAT and 21/00045/NONMAT) to stretch the primary core by 2760mm East, small layout change to pedestrian access on the southwestern core and change the finish of the Fire Tender Access road to south elevation of MSCP to block paving.

  22 Jul 2021 162m away Amendments

• 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
• 26/00555/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
• 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