Planning application
Beaumont School Austen Way St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Xb
Works: Demolition
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
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
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1410
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/1410
- Type
- MPI
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Decision
- PENDING
- Received
- 23 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 24 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Hill End
- Postcode
- AL4 0XB
Comment by 3 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to St Albans through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jul 2026
Received by St Albans
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24 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
64 documents on file for this application
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