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York House 26 - 30 Rickmansworth Road Watford WD18 7HT

Refused Watford 26/00486/LDC Lawful Development Certificate

Works: Extension Small domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Lawful development certificate for proposed erection of single storey rear extension and porch

As published by the council, reference 26/00486/LDC

Application record

Reference
26/00486/LDC
Type
Lawful Development Certificate
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate
Received
26 Jun 2026
Validated
26 Jun 2026
Decided
17 Aug 2026
Ward
Park
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD18 7HT

Site history

Applications at this address on the Watford register

This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 2 refused.

  • 26/00464/LDC Refused

    York House 26 - 30 Rickmansworth Road Watford WD18 7HT

    Lawful development certificate for proposed loft conversion including rear dormer and single storey extension

    Decided 18 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00080/FUL Granted

    York House 26 - 30 Rickmansworth Road Watford WD18 7HT

    Roof extensions and internal alterations to allow for additional HMO bedrooms with cycle storage REVISED PLANS

    Decided 26 May 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Jun 2026

    Received by Watford

  2. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 15 Aug 2026

    Status changed to Pending Decision

    Previously Pending consideration.

  4. 17 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

20 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Watford refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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

Within 0.3 miles

  • York House 26 - 30 Rickmansworth Road Watford WD18 7HT

    26/00464/LDC Submitted 18 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    Lawful development certificate for proposed loft conversion including rear dormer and single storey extension

    Refused Lawful development Extension Loft or dormer 14 docs
    Small domestic

  • York House 26 - 30 Rickmansworth Road Watford WD18 7HT

    26/00080/FUL Submitted 4 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    Roof extensions and internal alterations to allow for additional HMO bedrooms with cycle storage REVISED PLANS

    Granted Full applications Extension 28 docs

  • 6 Cassiobury Park Avenue Watford WD18 7LB

    23/01140/FULH Submitted 8 Dec 2023 50 yards away

    Proposed balanced flue on external wall for a new and more efficient gas boiler, including plume and condensation pipe.

    Granted Householder 8 docs
    Domestic

  • 32B Rickmansworth Road Watford WD18 7HT

    22/00115/FUL Submitted 28 Jan 2022 50 yards away

    Proposed Loft Conversion

    Granted Full applications Loft or dormer 9 docs

  • 32C Rickmansworth Road Watford WD18 7HT

    23/01164/FULH Submitted 14 Dec 2023 50 yards away

    Erection of a first floor rear extension and roof extension, loft conversion including 2 no. dormers (resubmission of approved 20/01383/FULH)

    Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer 8 docs
    Domestic

  • 2 Cassiobury Park Avenue Watford WD18 7LB

    22/00171/TPO Submitted 9 Feb 2022 50 yards away

    Works to trees under TPO.98 part of G2 - Tree number - G1 3 x Lime (Tillia x europea) reduce and shape height by around 2.5m.

    Granted Trees 5 docs

In Watford

  • 26/00740/LDC Granted

    344 Hagden Lane Watford WD18 7SH

    Lawful development certificate for proposed erection of outbuilding (12mx5m) at the South-West corner of the rear garden

    Received 21 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00763/LDC Awaiting decision

    134 Balmoral Road Watford WD24 4ET

    Lawful Development Certificate for proposed hip to gable loft conversion including rear dormer and x2 front roof lights.

    Received 29 Sep, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00755/LDC Awaiting decision

    498 Whippendell Road Watford WD18 7QJ

    Lawful Development Certificate for a loft conversion with rear dormer window.

    Received 28 Sep, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00579/LDC Refused

    37 Harford Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD17 3DQ

    Lawful development certificate for proposed erection of garden outbuilding for storage/office use and alterations to existing front porch

    Received 27 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00618/LDC Granted

    8 Woodhurst Avenue Watford WD25 9RQ

    Lawful Development Certificate for a hip-to-gable roof extension and rear dormer to facilitate a loft conversion, including associated roof alterations and windows/roof lights.

    Received 10 Aug, published by the council 16 Aug 2026 Lawful development