Planning application
Heath Mount School Woodhall Park Watton At Stone Hertfordshire SG14 3NG
Works: Extension Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed extension of school swimming pool, rebuilding of pool enclosure and plant room, demolition of current oil tanks and plant room, extension of existing pavilion to provide a cafe for internal use only, installation of PV panels on roof of the pool building, extension of pool building to adjoin the pavilion and install air source heat pumps in new enclosure, associated landscaping works.
As published by the council, reference 3/25/0496/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 3/25/0496/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant Plan Permission w Conds
- Received
- 20 Mar 2025
- Validated
- 1 Apr 2025
- Decided
- 17 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Watton-at-Stone
- Parish
- Watton-at-Stone Parish Council
- Decision by
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- Postcode
- SG14 3NG
Site history
Applications at this address on the East Hertfordshire register
This site has had 6 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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3/26/1542/BGP Awaiting decision
Heath Mount School Woodhall Park Watton At Stone Hertfordshire SG14 3NG
Discharge of Biodiversity Net Gain Condition attached to 3/25/0496/FUL
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X/26/0397/CND Awaiting decision
Heath Mount School Woodhall Park Watton At Stone Hertfordshire SG14 3NG
Discharge of Condition 4 (new window) and Condition 5 (new brickwork) attached to 3/26/0205/LBC
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X/26/0273/CND Decided
Heath Mount School Woodhall Park Watton At Stone Hertfordshire SG14 3NG
Discharge conditions 4 (new window) and 5 (new brickwork) attached to 3/26/0205/LBC
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3/26/0204/FUL Granted
Heath Mount School Woodhall Park Watton At Stone Hertfordshire SG14 3NG
Removal of two redundant fire escape doors and one redundant fire escape window and replace with three sash windows
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3/26/0205/LBC Granted
Heath Mount School Woodhall Park Watton At Stone Hertfordshire SG14 3NG
Removal of two redundant fire escape doors and one redundant fire escape window and replace with three sash windows
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Mar 2025
Received by East Hertfordshire
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1 Apr 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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17 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Grant Plan Permission w Conds
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17 Sep 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Awaiting decision.
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- Application: 3/21/3092/FUL (Decided)
Who's behind it
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Sworders Agent, registered in Suffolk
Active · incorporated 2000 · Suffolk
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
70 documents on file for this application
- FULL APPROVAL DECISION
- HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT -16/9/26
- LANDSCAPE FURTHER COMMENT
- THE GARDENS TRUST - 26/8/26
- THE GARDENS TRUST ATTACHMENT - 26/8/26
- LANDSCAPE - 12/8/26
- CONSERVATION TEAM 6/8/26
- ECOLOGY - 5/8/26
- (AMENDED) BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN REPORT
- (AMENDED) BIODIVERSITY METRIC
- PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN
- ECOLOGY - 11/6/26
- CONSERVATION TEAM - 6/5/26
- PROPOSED SOUTH AND EAST ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED NORTH AND WEST ELEVATIONS
- ROOF PLAN - PROPOSED POOL AND PAVILION
- THE GARDENS TRUST - 14/4/26
- NOISE AND LIGHT -13/4/26
- LANDSCAPE - 9/4/26
- CONSERVATION TEAM 7/4/26
- HISTORIC ENGLAND - 7/4/26
- HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT 1/4/26
- SPORT ENGLAND - 27/3/26
- ALTERNATIVE - ENHANCED GLAZED AND TIMBER POOL BUILDING - PERSPECTIVE SHADED AND
- PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN
- PROPOSED POOL AND PAVILLION FLOOR PLANS
- PROPOSED SECTIONS A-A AND B-B
- ALTERNATIVE - ENHANCED GLAZED AND TIMBER POOL BUILDING - PERSPECTIVE VIEW RENDER
- REVISED SCHEME COVER LETTER
- HERITAGE IMPACT STATEMENT (AMENDED)
- SPORT ENGLAND 17/9/25
- EXISTING BLOCK PLAN
- APPLICANT RESPONSE TO SPORT ENGLAND
- SPORT ENGLAND - 4/9/25
- EXISTING SECTIONAL ELEVATIONS E-E AND F-F
- FURTHER COMMENT HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT
- ECOLOGY FURTHER COMMENT
- ECOLOGY - 25/7/25
- (AMENDED) BIODIVERSITY METRIC
- (AMENDED) BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN REPORT
- HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT 12/6/25
- ECOLOGY 2/6/25
- LANDSCAPE 30/5/25
- CONSERVATION TEAM 28/5/25
- (AMENDED) WRITTEN SCHEME OF INVESTIGATION
- EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN PLANNING OFFICER AND AGENT
- (AMENDED) LOCATION PLAN
- HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT 8/5/25
- CONSERVATION TEAM 6/5/25
- NOISE AND LIGHT 25/4/25
- HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT 17/4/25
- THE GARDENS TRUST -12/4/25
- HISTORIC ENGLAND - 7/4/25
- NATURAL ENGLAND 07.04.2025
- NATURAL ENGLAND 07.04.2025
- AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMP INFO
- EXISTING SECTIONS A-A AND B-B
- BNG PRE DEVELOPMENT - EXISTING AREAS PLAN
- EXISTING SOUTH AND EAST ELEVATIONS
- EXISTING POOL AND PAVILION FLOOR PLANS
- EXISTING POOL AND PAVILION ROOF PLAN
- BNG PLANS ARE WHOLE SITE. THE ACCESS ROAD TO PUBLIC HIGHWAY IS ALL HARDSTANDING
- EXISTING NORTH AND WEST ELEVATIONS
- WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION, ENERGY AND WATER STATEMENT, AND SUSTAINABILITY CHECKLI
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- TREE SURVEY
- HERITAGE IMPACT STATEMENT
- BAT REPORT
- BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN REPORT
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East Hertfordshire granted permission on 17 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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