Planning application
21 Chilcott Road Watford Hertfordshire WD24 5LF
Works: Extension Loft or dormer
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed dormer loft extension and 2 roof lights.
As published by the council, reference 26/00718/LDC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00718/LDC
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate
- Status
- Pending consideration
- Received
- 11 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 14 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Leggatts
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- WD24 5LF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Sep 2026
Received by Watford
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14 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Watford took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Watford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Watford decided lawful development applications in a median of 48 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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13 Chilcott Road Watford Hertfordshire WD24 5LF
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The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.0m for which the maximum height would be 3.1m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.7m
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Lawful Development Certificate for a loft extension including hip to gable, rear dormer and 2 roof lights to front elevation.
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41 Chilcott Road Watford WD24 5LF
Part retrospective application for a raised platform with steps and 1.8m high obscure glazed side balustrading panels
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41 Chilcott Road Watford Hertfordshire WD24 5LF
Erection of a single storey rear extension
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41 Chilcott Road Watford WD24 5LF
Details submitted for Condition 1 (Approved Drawings) and Condition 2 (Proposed balustrading materials) pursuant to planning permission 21/01315/FULH
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26/00635/LDC Granted
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Lawful development certificate for proposed single storey rear extension and construction of a front entrance porch
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26/00614/LDC Granted
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Lawful development certificate for proposed loft conversion including rear domer and x2 front rooflights
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26/00726/LDC Awaiting decision
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26/00555/LDC Refused
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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.