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268 Hempstead Road Watford WD17 4LY

26/00475/LDCLawful Development CertificateAwaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Lawful development certificate for proposed hip to gable loft conversion to extend main ridge line and rear dormer

Received
23 June 2026
Decision due
24 August 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Nascot
  1. Received23 Jun
  2. Validated29 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target24 Aug
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at 268 Hempstead Road Watford WD17 4LY. Watford has handled 593 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 23 June 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 47 applications across Nascot. We hold 1,594 applications in total for the WD17 postcode area.

86% of amendment applications at Watford Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
WD17 4LY
Application type
Lawful Development Certificate
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 June 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15026332
Comments
0
Documents
8
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Watford

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