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12-18 High Street Merstham Surrey RH1 3EA

22/02132/FFull planningApproved
Full

Approved on 30 June 2023

Council decision: Approved with ConditionsPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Retention of existing roof and re-use of original roofing timbers (where feasible) including re-use of original roofing slates; reinstatement of chimney stacks; retention and incorporation of remaining original first floor wall in connection with erection of first floor side and rear extension comprising three flats; new shopfront; and retention of single storey flank extension. As amended on 16/01/2023 and on 24/04/2023.

Received
30 September 2022
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
8
Ward
Hooley, Merstham And Netherne
  1. Received30 Sep
  2. Validated30 Sep
  3. Consult.11 May
  4. Target30 Jun
  5. Decided30 Jun

Decided in 273 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a rear extension at 12-18 High Street Merstham Surrey RH1 3EA. Reigate has handled 1,506 applications of this type. This one was decided in 273 days, 31 weeks longer than Reigate's typical decision time. The site is in the Merstham Village conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 127 applications across Hooley, Merstham And Netherne. We hold 1,917 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 3EA
Application type
Full planning
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 September 2022
Consultation expiry
11 May 2023
Consultation start
25 April 2023
Consultation end
11 May 2023
Neighbour consultation start
4 October 2022
Neighbour consultation end
25 October 2022
Target decision date
30 June 2023
Committee meeting
28 June 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
The Moorings Sloop Lane Wootton Bridge PO33 4HR

Planning decision

Statutory period
273 days

Publicity

Last advertised
13 October 2022
Advertisement expiry
3 November 2022
Site notice start
11 October 2022
Site notice end
1 November 2022

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11568483
Documents
61
Constraints
19

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Merstham Village
  • 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 (21)

flood storage 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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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 2026-11-03. 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.

Source: Reigate

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