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Castle Campus Berkhamsted School Castle Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2BB

Awaiting decision Dacorum 26/00768/MFA Major Full Application

Works: Demolition Major scheme

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Proposal

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.

As published by the council, reference 26/00768/MFA

Application record

Reference
26/00768/MFA
Type
Major Full Application
Status
With planning case officer
Received
31 Mar 2026
Validated
21 Apr 2026
Ward
Berkhamsted Castle
Parish
Berkhamsted Town Council
Postcode
HP4 2BB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Dacorum register

This site has had 14 applications since 2021: 10 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 Granted

    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.

    Decided 20 Sep 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
  • 26/00769/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
  • 25/00002/TCA Granted

    Castle Campus Berkhamsted School Castle Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2BB

    T1 Fell - Eucalyptus

    Decided 16 Jan 2025 Trees
  • 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
  • 24/02059/DRC Refused

    Castle Campus Berkhamsted School Castle Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2BB

    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).

    Decided 18 Nov 2024 Conditions
  • 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

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 Mar 2026

    Received by Dacorum

  2. 21 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 21 July 2026, 13 weeks from validation under the statutory target. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Dacorum took a median of 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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Iceni Projects Ltd. Agent, registered in London

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Documents

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

159 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Dacorum for determination, against a statutory target of thirteen weeks. Over the last year Dacorum decided full applications in a median of 106 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

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