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Beaumont School Austen Way St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Xb

Granted St Albans 5/2025/2345 MPI

Works: Demolition

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

Proposal

Demolition of 1no school building (Building EFAB) and erection 1no two-storey teaching block, 1no meter room building, with associated landscaping (including SEN Garden, hard and soft social spaces, external dining spaces and an outdoor gym), ground sourc

As published by the council, reference 5/2025/2345

Application record

Reference
5/2025/2345
Type
MPI
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: DC3 Conditional Permission
Received
23 Dec 2025
Validated
23 Jan 2026
Decided
27 Apr 2026
Ward
Hill End
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL4 0XB

Site history

Applications at this address on the St Albans register

This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 5/2026/1410 Awaiting decision

    Beaumont School Austen Way St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Xb

    Demolition of 4no school buildings (Buildings EEFA, EFAD, EFAE, EFAF) and erection of 1no part two, part three storey teaching block, installation of 1no sub-station, with associated landscaping (including hard and soft social spaces, external covered soc

    Submitted 23 Jul 2026
  • 5/2026/1325 Awaiting decision

    Beaumont School Austen Way St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Xb

    Discharge of condition 3 (samples of the materials) 12 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) and Bio Diversity Gain Condition of planning permission 5/2025/2345 dated 27/04/2026 for Demolition of 1no school building (Building EFAB) and erection 1no

    Submitted 8 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • 5/2026/1092 Awaiting decision

    Beaumont School Austen Way St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Xb

    Discharge of conditions 8 (demolition and construction management plan), 9 (surface water drainage) and 10 (maintenance and management of sustainable drainage scheme) of planning permission 5/2025/2345 dated 27/04/2026 Demolition of 1no school building (B

    Submitted 5 Jun 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Dec 2025

    Received by St Albans

  2. 23 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: DC3 Conditional Permission

  4. 31 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

84 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St Albans granted permission on 27 April 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 this record

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on St Albans's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

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  • Beaumont School Austen Way St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Xb

    5/2026/1410 Submitted 23 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    88% historically approved · decision due ~18 Sep

    Demolition of 4no school buildings (Buildings EEFA, EFAD, EFAE, EFAF) and erection of 1no part two, part three storey teaching block, installation of 1no sub-station, with associated landscaping (including hard and soft social spaces, external covered soc

    Awaiting decision Demolition 74 docs

  • Beaumont School Austen Way St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Xb

    5/2026/1092 Submitted 5 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    96% historically approved · decision due ~3 Aug

    Discharge of conditions 8 (demolition and construction management plan), 9 (surface water drainage) and 10 (maintenance and management of sustainable drainage scheme) of planning permission 5/2025/2345 dated 27/04/2026 Demolition of 1no school building (B

    Awaiting decision Conditions Demolition 31 docs

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  • Beaumont School Austen Way St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Xb

    5/2026/1325 Submitted 8 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    96% historically approved · decision due ~3 Sep

    Discharge of condition 3 (samples of the materials) 12 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) and Bio Diversity Gain Condition of planning permission 5/2025/2345 dated 27/04/2026 for Demolition of 1no school building (Building EFAB) and erection 1no

    Awaiting decision Conditions Demolition 6 docs

  • 52 Oakwood Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Xd

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