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4 Orchard Close Watford WD17 3DU

12/00768/LDCLawful Development CertificatePermitted

Proposal

Lawful development certificate for extension of ridge, forming of gable end to roof, construction of rear dormer roof and inclusion of rooflight to front.

Received
2 August 2012
Decided
15 August 2012 · Grant Lawful Development Certificate
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Park
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received2 Aug
  2. Validated2 Aug
  3. Consult.2 Aug
  4. Target27 Sep
  5. Decided15 Aug

Decided in 13 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Watford86% of amendment applications approved

This is an application to amend a permission at 4 Orchard Close Watford WD17 3DU. Watford has handled 574 applications of this type and approves 85% of them, typically deciding them in 42 days. This one was decided in 13 days, 4 weeks quicker than Watford's median. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 75 applications across Park. We hold 1,528 applications in total for the WD17 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
12/00768/LDC
Address
4 Orchard Close Watford WD17 3DU
Postcode
WD17 3DU
Local Authority
Watford
Application Type
Lawful Development Certificate
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Grant Lawful Development Certificate
Ward
Park

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
59 Hillfield Road Hemel Hempstead Herts HP2 4AB

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
2 August 2012
Consultation Expiry
2 August 2012
Target Decision Date
27 September 2012
Date Decided
15 August 2012
Date Validated
2 August 2012
Date Submitted
2 August 2012
Neighbour Consultation End
2 August 2012
Last Date for Comments
2 August 2012
Application Expires
27 September 2012
Decision Issued
21 August 2012
Permission Expires
21 August 2017

Planning Decision

Decision
Grant Lawful Development Certificate
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
30
Constraints
1
Coordinates
51.663998, -0.412044
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Watford

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Planning constraints

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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