Planning application
Castle Campus Berkhamsted School Castle Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2BB
Works: Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Demolition of Tudor and The Old Swimming Pool (curtilage listed to The Old School Building Grade I listed).
As published by the council, reference 26/00769/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00769/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- With planning case officer
- Received
- 31 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 31 Mar 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.
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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 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.
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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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26/00768/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.
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25/00002/TCA Granted
Castle Campus Berkhamsted School Castle Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2BB
T1 Fell - Eucalyptus
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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)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Mar 2026
Received by Dacorum
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 26 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. 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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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
65 documents on file for this application
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Nearby applications
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Castle Campus Berkhamsted School Castle Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2BB
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 159 docsMajor scheme -
Castle Campus Berkhamsted School Castle Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2BB
Relocation of external door
Granted Full applications 6 docs -
Castle Campus Berkhamsted School Castle Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2BB
Works and felling of tree
Granted Trees 9 docs -
Berkley Court Mill Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2DT
Provision of 2 additional parking spaces
Refused Full applications 6 docs -
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)
Granted Conditions Demolition 5 docs -
Newcroft Building (Castle Campus) Mill Street Berkhamsted HP4 2BA
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Granted Full applications 12 docs
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