Planning application
Castle Campus Berkhamsted School Castle Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2BB
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 12 applications since 2021: 8 approved, 1 refused.
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26/01529/NMA Granted
Castle Campus Berkhamsted School Castle Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2BB
Non-material amendment to planning permission 20/03499/MFA
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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)
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24/02100/TPO Granted
Castle Campus Berkhamsted School Castle Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2BB
Works and felling of tree
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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).
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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.
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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)
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23/00598/FUL Granted
Castle Campus Berkhamsted School Castle Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2BB
Relocation of external door
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Mar 2026
Received by Dacorum
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21 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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
Active · incorporated 2005 · London
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Castle Campus Berkhamsted School Castle Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2BB
86% historically approved · decision due ~26 May
Demolition of Tudor and The Old Swimming Pool (curtilage listed to The Old School Building Grade I listed).
Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings Demolition 65 docs -
Castle Campus Berkhamsted School Castle Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2BB
Relocation of external door
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Castle Campus Berkhamsted School Castle Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2BB
Works and felling of tree
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Castle Campus Berkhamsted School Castle Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2BB
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Granted Conditions Demolition 5 docs -
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