Planning application
Music School Aldenham School Aldenham Road Elstree Hertfordshire
Works: Extension
Relates to 26/1141/LBC
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Ground floor extension to provide entrance lobby, administrative and staff areas; new openings in north elevation; internal alterations to layout on both floors; removal of modern boiler house on northern elevation; installation of 2x air handling units on south elevation; installation of sub-ground surface water attenuation tank; and minor amendments to existing hard surfacing. (Accompanying Listed Building Consent application 26/1141/LBC.)
As published by the council, reference 26/1140/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/1140/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 11 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 17 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Aldenham West
- Parish
- Aldenham Parish
Site history
Applications at this address on the Hertsmere register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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26/1141/LBC Awaiting decision
Music School Aldenham School Aldenham Road Elstree Hertfordshire
Ground floor extension to provide entrance lobby, administrative and staff areas; new openings in north elevation; internal alterations to layout on both floors; removal of modern boiler house on northern elevation; installation of 2x air handling units on south elevation; installation of sub-ground surface water attenuation tank; and minor amendments to existing hard surfacing. (Application for Listed Building Consent. Accompanying Full application reference 26/1140/FUL.)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Aug 2026
Received by Hertsmere
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17 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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18 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Hertsmere took a median of 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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26/1141/LBC Awaiting decision
Music School Aldenham School Aldenham Road Elstree Hertfordshire
Ground floor extension to provide entrance lobby, administrative and staff areas; new openings in north elevation; internal alterations to layout on both floors; removal of modern boiler house on northern elevation; installation of 2x air handling units on south elevation; installation of sub-ground surface water attenuation tank; and minor amendments to existing hard surfacing. (Application for Listed Building Consent. Accompanying Full application reference 26/1140/FUL.)
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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26/1141/LBC Awaiting decision
Music School Aldenham School Aldenham Road Elstree Hertfordshire
Ground floor extension to provide entrance lobby, administrative and staff areas; new openings in north elevation; internal alterations to layout on both floors; removal of modern boiler house on northern elevation; installation of 2x air handling units on south elevation; installation of sub-ground surface water attenuation tank; and minor amendments to existing hard surfacing. (Application for Listed Building Consent. Accompanying Full application reference 26/1140/FUL.)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
35 documents on file for this application
- Overarching supporting statement
- Planning statement
- Cover letter
- Ecology response
- Tvw comment
- Proposed elevations
- Cil form 1
- Applicationformredacted
- 2026-08-06 dramamusic_archaeological ia
- Cmp planning version 070826
- 2026-08-05 rse r01223_r01_ecological assessment report music department
- Fra-music dept
- 2529-nvb-xx-xx-rp-a-09001-p03-s2-music design statement
- 2026-08-05_heritagestatement_00_overarching_kwfinalv2
- 2026-08-05_heritagestatement_02_musicdepartment_kwfinalv2
- Level 00 existing plan
- Site location plan
- Campus location plan
- Existing site plan
- Existing and proposed sections
- Existing elevations
- Level 00 proposed ga plan
- Proposed site plan
- 2934eas-met-zz-xx-rp-y-9851_p01 sustainability statement
- Aia -music dept
- Aia plan -music dept
- Final visual - music
- J006289-9720-cw-02 noise ia - creative arts phase 1
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