Former Merstham Library Weldon Way Merstham Surrey RH1 3QB
Refused on 28 March 2024
Planning committee
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Proposal
Demolition of existing building and redevelopment to provide 11 residential dwellings with associated amenity space, landscaping, car and cycle parking. As amended 19/10/2023, 30/10/2023, 01/11/2023, 23/11/2023, 20/12/2023, 23/01/2024 and on 04/03/2024
- Received
- 23 September 2022
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Public comments
- 192
- Ward
- Hooley, Merstham And Netherne
- ReceivedReceived23 Sep
- ValidatedValidated23 Sep
- Consult.Consultation5 Mar
- TargetTarget Date29 Mar
- DecidedDecided28 Mar
Decided in 552 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at Former Merstham Library Weldon Way Merstham Surrey RH1 3QB. Reigate has handled 1,506 applications of this type. This one was decided in 552 days, 71 weeks longer than Reigate's typical decision time. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 127 applications across Hooley, Merstham And Netherne. We hold 1,921 applications in total for the RH1 postcode area.
91% of full applications at Reigate and Banstead Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- RH1 3QB
- Application type
- Full planning
- Scale / size
- Large
- Number of dwellings
- 11
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 23 September 2022
- Consultation expiry
- 5 March 2024
- Consultation start
- 20 February 2024
- Consultation end
- 5 March 2024
- Neighbour consultation start
- 27 October 2023
- Neighbour consultation end
- 25 October 2022
- Target decision date
- 29 March 2024
- Committee meeting
- 27 March 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- One Chapel Place London W1G 0BG
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 553 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 13 October 2022
- Advertisement expiry
- 3 November 2022
- Site notice start
- 10 October 2022
- Site notice end
- 31 October 2022
Appeal
- Appeal reference
- 22/02067/F/AP
- Appeal status
- Appeal lodged
Appeal history
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-11529076
- Documents
- 288
- Constraints
- 18
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Green belt: Reigate and BansteadNext to the site
- Brownfield land register: Merstham Library, Weldon Way, Merstham, RH1 3QBRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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 and heritage coasts.
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