Planning application
Sir John Lawes School Manland Way Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 4Qp
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
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.
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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
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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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 May 2026
Received by St Albans
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25 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Discharge of Condition - Approved
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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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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.
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