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Sir John Lawes School Manland Way Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 4Qp

5/2024/1205(Minor) All Other DevelopmentsPending Decision

Proposal

Two storey extension for new circulation staircase

Received
12 July 2024
Decided
16 September 2024 · DC3 Conditional Permission
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Harpenden East
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received12 Jul
  2. Validated26 Jul
  3. Consult.7 Sep
  4. Target7 Sep
  5. Decided16 Sep

Decided in 52 days

This is a planning application for an extension at Sir John Lawes School Manland Way Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 4Qp. St Albans has handled 12,103 applications of this type and approves 82% of them, typically deciding them in 57 days. This one was decided in 66 days, 9 days longer than St Albans's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 86 applications across Harpenden East. We hold 3,700 applications in total for the AL5 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
5/2024/1205
Address
Sir John Lawes School Manland Way Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 4Qp
Postcode
AL5 4QP
Local Authority
St Albans
Application Type
(Minor) All Other Developments
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Conditions
Current Status
Approved
Ward
Harpenden East
Parish
Harpenden Town

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
12 July 2024
Consultation Expiry
7 September 2024
Target Decision Date
7 September 2024
Date Decided
16 September 2024
Date Validated
26 July 2024
Date Submitted
12 July 2024
Consultation End
7 September 2024
Application Expires
19 September 2024

Planning Decision

Decision
DC3 Conditional Permission
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
55 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
15 August 2024

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13212033
Documents
11
Coordinates
51.822674, -0.345940
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: St Albans

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Planning constraints

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, 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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Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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