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Aldenham House Haberdashers Boys School Butterfly Lane Elstree Hertfordshire

23/1797/LBCListed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 1 July 2024

Council decision: Grants ConsentDelegated (officer decision)6 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Restoration, repair and maintenance works to Aldenham House, adjoining courtyard block and stable block, involving demolitions to repurpose the building to meet the school's needs, and reinstating the ancillary staff accommodation at mezzanine level. (Application for Listed Building Consent) (Associated FUL application under reference 23/1796/FUL).

Received
22 December 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
4
Ward
Aldenham West
Agent
hgh Consulting
  1. Received22 Dec
  2. Validated10 Jan
  3. Consult.23 Jul
  4. Target2 Jul
  5. Decided1 Jul

Decided in 173 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application at Aldenham House Haberdashers Boys School Butterfly Lane Elstree Hertfordshire. Hertsmere has handled 105 applications of this type. This one was decided in 192 days, 19 weeks longer than Hertsmere's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 152 applications across Aldenham West.

86% of heritage applications at Hertsmere Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Large
Parish
Aldenham Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 January 2024
Consultation expiry
23 July 2024
Consultation start
2 July 2024
Consultation end
23 July 2024
Neighbour consultation start
10 January 2024
Neighbour consultation end
31 January 2024
Last date for comments
23 July 2024
Target decision date
2 July 2024
Decision issued
2 July 2024
Permission expires
2 July 2027

Applicant and agent

Agent
hgh Consulting
Agent address
45 Welbeck Street London W1G 8DZ

Planning decision

Statutory period
174 days

Publicity

Last advertised
25 January 2024
Advertisement expiry
15 February 2024
Site notice start
10 January 2024
Site notice end
31 January 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12674702
Documents
157
Constraints
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (18)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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Associated applications

  1. 2024
    15 Oct

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 (bat emergence survey) of planning permission…

    PendingDischarge of conditions24/1334/DOC
  2. 2024
    10 Jan

    Restoration, repair and maintenance works to Aldenham House, adjoining courtyard block and stable block…

    PendingApplicationPart of23/1796/FUL
  3. 2023
    22 Dec

    Restoration, repair and maintenance works to Aldenham House, adjoining courtyard block and stable block…

    This applicationApprovedListed building consent23/1797/LBC

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