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Castle Campus Berkhamsted School Castle Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2BB

Refused Dacorum 24/02059/DRC Discharge of Condition(s)

Works: Demolition

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Details required by Condition 7 (Drainage) attached to planning permission 20/03499/MFA (Demolition of 3 buildings on site (Cox's, Estates and Wilson House) and construction of part teo, part three storey Sixth Form Centre for Berkhamsted School, and associated landscaping).

As published by the council, reference 24/02059/DRC

Application record

Reference
24/02059/DRC
Type
Discharge of Condition(s)
Status
Decided
Decision
Refuse Permission/Consent
Received
13 Sep 2024
Validated
13 Sep 2024
Decided
18 Nov 2024
Ward
Berkhamsted Castle
Parish
Berkhamsted Town Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
HP4 2BB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Dacorum register

This site has had 12 applications since 2021: 8 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/01529/NMA Granted

    Castle Campus Berkhamsted School Castle Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2BB

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 20/03499/MFA

    Decided 6 Aug 2026 Amendments
  • 26/01498/FUL Awaiting decision

    Castle Campus Berkhamsted School Castle Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2BB

    Installation of a new external canopy adjacent to the Chadwick Dining Hall to provide a covered queuing area for students during periods of adverse weather.

    Submitted 3 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • 26/00997/LBC Granted

    Castle Campus Berkhamsted School Castle Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2BB

    Deans Hall. Removal of existing internal partition walls to create a more functional and flexible space for use by the school. Installation of new partition walls.

    Decided 30 Jun 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/00768/MFA Awaiting decision

    Castle Campus Berkhamsted School Castle Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2BB

    Demolition of existing buildings (Old swimming pool, Thorn, Tudor House, Frys & Adders, Room 25 and ancillary buildings) to deliver a new reception and drama building, a new sports centre alongside associated coach and car parking, and 6 parking spaces at Kitcheners Field. The proposals include associated hard and soft landscaping.

    Submitted 31 Mar 2026 Full applications
  • 26/00769/LBC Awaiting decision

    Castle Campus Berkhamsted School Castle Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2BB

    Demolition of Tudor and The Old Swimming Pool (curtilage listed to The Old School Building Grade I listed).

    Submitted 31 Mar 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 24/02298/DRC Granted

    Castle Campus Berkhamsted School Castle Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2BB

    Details as required by Condition 21 (Noise) attached to planning permission 20/03499/MFA (Demolition of 3 buildings on site (Cox's, Estates and Wilson House) and construction of part two, part three storey Sixth Form Centre for Berkhamsted School, and associated landscaping)

    Decided 4 Dec 2024 Conditions
  • 24/02100/TPO Granted

    Castle Campus Berkhamsted School Castle Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2BB

    Works and felling of tree

    Decided 9 Oct 2024 Trees
  • 24/02032/LBC Granted

    Castle Campus Berkhamsted School Castle Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2BB

    Undertake openings on the locations as indicated in the drawings to investigate the conditions and significance of the existing historic fabric.

    Decided 18 Oct 2024 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 24/01954/DRC Granted

    Castle Campus Berkhamsted School Castle Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2BB

    Details as required by condition 16 (Borehole management) attached to planning permission 20/03499/MFA (Demolition of 3 buildings on site (Cox's, Estates and Wilson House) and construction of part two, part three storey Sixth Form Centre for Berkhamsted School, and associated landscaping)

    Decided 7 Oct 2024 Conditions
  • 23/00598/FUL Granted

    Castle Campus Berkhamsted School Castle Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2BB

    Relocation of external door

    Decided 25 Apr 2023 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Sep 2024

    Received by Dacorum

  2. 18 Nov 2024

    Decision issued: Refuse Permission/Consent

  3. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Bidwells LLP Agent, registered in Cambridge

Active · incorporated 2009 · Cambridge

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

6 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Dacorum 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 condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • Castle Campus Berkhamsted School Castle Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2BB

    26/01529/NMA Submitted 8 Jul 2026 0m away

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 20/03499/MFA

    Granted Amendments 18 docs

  • Castle Campus Berkhamsted School Castle Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2BB

    21/03034/DRC Submitted 3 Aug 2021 0m away

    Details as required by condition 3 (written scheme of investigation) attached to planning permission 20/03499/MFA (Demolition of 3 buildings on site (Cox's, Estates and Wilson House) and construction of part two, part three storey Sixth Form Centre for Berkhamsted School, and associated landscaping).

    Granted Conditions Demolition 4 docs

  • Castle Campus Berkhamsted School Castle Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2BB

    24/01954/DRC Submitted 29 Aug 2024 9m away

    Details as required by condition 16 (Borehole management) attached to planning permission 20/03499/MFA (Demolition of 3 buildings on site (Cox's, Estates and Wilson House) and construction of part two, part three storey Sixth Form Centre for Berkhamsted School, and associated landscaping)

    Granted Conditions Demolition 5 docs

  • Castle Campus Berkhamsted School Castle Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2BB

    24/02298/DRC Submitted 11 Oct 2024 16m away

    Details as required by Condition 21 (Noise) attached to planning permission 20/03499/MFA (Demolition of 3 buildings on site (Cox's, Estates and Wilson House) and construction of part two, part three storey Sixth Form Centre for Berkhamsted School, and associated landscaping)

    Granted Conditions Demolition 5 docs

  • Berkley Court Mill Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2DT

    22/02206/FUL Submitted 10 Jul 2022 44m away

    Provision of 2 additional parking spaces

    Refused Full applications 6 docs

  • Castle Campus Berkhamsted School Castle Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2BB

    26/00768/MFA Submitted 31 Mar 2026 59m away

    76% historically approved · decision due ~21 Jul

    Demolition of existing buildings (Old swimming pool, Thorn, Tudor House, Frys & Adders, Room 25 and ancillary buildings) to deliver a new reception and drama building, a new sports centre alongside associated coach and car parking, and 6 parking spaces at Kitcheners Field. The proposals include associated hard and soft landscaping.

    Awaiting decision Full applications Demolition 157 docs
    Major scheme

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