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Castle Campus Berkhamsted School Castle Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2BB

Granted Dacorum 26/01498/FUL Full Planning Permission

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

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.

As published by the council, reference 26/01498/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/01498/FUL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Granted
Decision
Granted As published: Grant Permission/Consent
Received
3 Jul 2026
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Decided
20 Sep 2026
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 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
  • 26/00997/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
  • 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. 3 Jul 2026

    Received by Dacorum

  2. 31 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 20 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: Grant Permission/Consent

  5. 21 Sep 2026

    Status changed to Awaiting final decision

    Previously With planning case officer.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Barker Associates (Essex) Limited Agent, registered in Braintree

Active · incorporated 2018 · Braintree

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Documents

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

8 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Dacorum granted permission on 20 September 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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