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St Johns Roman Catholic JMI School Berry Lane Mill End Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 7HG

23/1835/INFPublic Service Infrastructure Dev'tPermitted

Proposal

Demolition of the existing school blocks, ancillary structures, swimming pool and the erection of a part single, part two storey replacement school building; construction of a MUGA, canopy structures; erection of a temporary kitchen and associated parking/landscaping alterations

Received
31 October 2023
Decided
8 May 2024 · approved
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
9
Ward
Penn And Mill End
Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

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  1. Received31 Oct
  2. Validated31 Oct
  3. Consult.31 May
  4. Target9 Jan
  5. Decided8 May

Decided in 190 days

This is a planning application for demolition at St Johns Roman Catholic JMI School Berry Lane Mill End Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 7HG. Three Rivers has handled 4,145 applications of this type and approves 89% of them, typically deciding them in 54 days. This one was decided in 190 days, 19 weeks longer than Three Rivers's median. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 12 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 38 applications across Penn And Mill End. We hold 2,722 applications in total for the WD3 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
23/1835/INF
Address
St Johns Roman Catholic JMI School Berry Lane Mill End Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 7HG
Postcode
WD3 7HG
Local Authority
Three Rivers
Application Type
Public Service Infrastructure Dev't
Scale / Size
Large
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Penn And Mill End
Parish
Non-Parished

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
DHA Planning Eclipse House Eclipse Park Sittingbourne Road Maidstone ME14 3EN

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
31 October 2023
Consultation Expiry
31 May 2024
Target Decision Date
9 January 2024
Date Decided
8 May 2024
Date Validated
31 October 2023
Date Submitted
31 October 2023
Consultation End
31 May 2024
Neighbour Consultation End
15 February 2024
Decision Issued
9 May 2024

Planning Decision

Decision
approved
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
70 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
24 November 2023
Advertisement Expiry
15 December 2023
Site Notice Start
21 November 2023
Site Notice End
12 December 2023

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12359164
Comments
9
Documents
105
Constraints
20
Coordinates
51.637943, -0.490571
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Three Rivers

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  1. 2026
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  2. 2025
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  3. 2025
    29 Sep

    Discharge of Condition 20 (Community use agreement) pursuant to planning permission 23/1835/INF

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  4. 2025
    12 Sep

    Discharge of Condition 18(Drainage Verification Report) pursuant to planning permission 23/1835/INF

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  5. 2025
    11 Aug

    Discharge of condition 17(Sustainable Drainage Scheme Maintenance) pursuant to planning permission 23/1835/INF

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  6. 2025
    26 Feb

    Discharge of Conditions 19 (Artificial Grass Pitch) and 21 (Plant and Machinery) pursuant to planning…

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  7. 2024
    5 Sep

    Discharge of Condition 12 (Surface Water) pursuant to planning permission 23/1835/INF

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/1414/DIS
  8. 2024
    30 Aug

    Discharge of Condition 7 (Contamination) and Condition 11 (Piling) pursuant to planning permission 23/1835/INF

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/1381/DIS
  9. 2024
    28 Jun

    Discharge of Condition 6(Construction Management) and Condition 10(Hard and Soft landscaping) pursuant to…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/1031/DIS
  10. 2024
    28 Jun

    Non material amendment to planning permission 23/1835/INF

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendment24/1032/NMA
  11. 2024
    28 Jun

    Discharge of Condition 5(Site levels), Condition 13(Flood resistant measures), Condition 14(Flood emergency…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/1033/DIS
  12. 2023
    31 Oct

    Demolition of the existing school blocks, ancillary structures, swimming pool and the erection of a part…

    This applicationApprovedApplication23/1835/INF

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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© 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.

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