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204A St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AS

Refused Watford 26/00494/LDC Lawful Development Certificate

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
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

  1. 29 Jun 2026

    Received by Watford

  2. 2 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 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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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.

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