Planning application
204A St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AS
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Lawful development certificate for existing use of the first and second floors as two separate self-contained residential dwellings (Use Class C3), each comprising independent living accommodation, kitchen facilities, bathroom facilities and ancillary storage, with access provided via the existing external rear staircase
As published by the council, reference 26/00494/LDC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00494/LDC
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate
- Received
- 29 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 2 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 27 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Callowland
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WD24 4AS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jun 2026
Received by Watford
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2 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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27 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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.
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