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Sir John Lawes School Manland Way Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 4Qp

Granted St Albans 5/2026/0621 Discharge of Condition

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

Proposal

AMENDED INFORMATION - Discharge of Condition 7 (Construction Method Statement) and Biodiversity Gain Condition of planning permission 5/2025/1978 dated 25/02/2026 for Proposed development of a single storey teaching block with music practice rooms, perfor

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0621

Application record

Reference
5/2026/0621
Type
Discharge of Condition
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Discharge of Condition - Approved
Received
26 Mar 2026
Validated
27 Mar 2026
Decided
9 Jul 2026
Ward
Harpenden East
Parish
Harpenden Town
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL5 4QP

Site history

Applications at this address on the St Albans register

This site has had 3 applications since 2016: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 5/2026/1021 Granted

    Sir John Lawes School Manland Way Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 4Qp

    Discharge of Condition 3 (materials) of planning permission 5/2025/1978 dated 25/02/2026 for Proposed development of a single storey teaching block with music practice rooms, performance studio and classrooms including extension to existing car park and l

    Decided 17 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • 5/2016/2641 Granted

    Sir John Lawes School Manland Way Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 4Qp

    Discharge of Condition 3 (provision for tree planting) of planning permission 5/2015/2939 dated 07/01/2016 for Single storey classroom extension to provide additional science laboratory and enlargement of staff prep room

    Decided 23 Oct 2016 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Mar 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 27 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Discharge of Condition - Approved

  4. 31 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

21 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St Albans granted permission on 9 July 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 condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • Sir John Lawes School Manland Way Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 4Qp

    5/2016/2641 Submitted 29 Aug 2016 50 yards away

    Discharge of Condition 3 (provision for tree planting) of planning permission 5/2015/2939 dated 07/01/2016 for Single storey classroom extension to provide additional science laboratory and enlargement of staff prep room

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  • Sir John Lawes School Manland Way Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 4Qp

    5/2026/1021 Submitted 22 May 2026 50 yards away

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    Granted Conditions Extension 3 docs
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