Planning application
Castle Campus Berkhamsted School Castle Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2BB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Non-material amendment to planning permission 20/03499/MFA
As published by the council, reference 26/01529/NMA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01529/NMA
- Type
- Non-Material Amendment
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant Permission/Consent
- Received
- 8 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 9 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 6 Aug 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.
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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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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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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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8 Jul 2026
Received by Dacorum
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9 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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6 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Grant Permission/Consent
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dacorum granted permission on 6 August 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.
About amendment applications
An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Castle Campus Berkhamsted School Castle Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2BB
Details as required by condition 8 (Construction Management Plan) 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.)
Withdrawn Conditions Demolition 4 docs -
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).
Refused Conditions Demolition 6 docs -
Castle Campus Berkhamsted School Castle Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2BB
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
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
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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