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Sir John Lawes School Manland Way Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 4Qp

Granted St Albans 5/2026/1021 Discharge of Condition

Works: Extension Small domestic

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

Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1021

Application record

Reference
5/2026/1021
Type
Discharge of Condition
Status
Approved
Decision
Discharge of Condition - Approved
Received
22 May 2026
Validated
25 May 2026
Decided
17 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.

  • 5/2026/0621 Granted

    Sir John Lawes School Manland Way Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 4Qp

    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

    Decided 9 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. 22 May 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 25 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Discharge of Condition - Approved

  4. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

3 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St Albans granted permission on 17 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

    5/2026/0621 Submitted 26 Mar 2026 0m away

    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

    Granted Conditions 21 docs
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  • Sir John Lawes School Manland Way Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 4Qp

    5/2016/2641 Submitted 29 Aug 2016 0m 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

    Granted Conditions Extension 5 docs
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