The Coach House Gatton Bottom Merstham Surrey RH1 3BH
Approved on 23 May 2023
Council decision: Permitted DevelopmentDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Erection of garden outbuilding
- Received
- 29 March 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Hooley, Merstham And Netherne
- ReceivedReceived29 Mar
- ValidatedValidated29 Mar
- Consult.Consultation10 May
- TargetTarget Date24 May
- DecidedDecided23 May
Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an outline application for an outbuilding at The Coach House Gatton Bottom Merstham Surrey RH1 3BH. Reigate has handled 567 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. The site is in the Merstham Village conservation area. There have been 3 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.
82% of outline 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 3BH
- Application type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed Use)
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 29 March 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 10 May 2023
- Consultation start
- 17 April 2023
- Consultation end
- 10 May 2023
- Neighbour consultation start
- 17 April 2023
- Neighbour consultation end
- 8 May 2023
- Target decision date
- 24 May 2023
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Chepstow Chapel Lane Forest Row RH18 5BU
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Merstham Village
- Green belt: Reigate and Banstead
- 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, 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, 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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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202110 Jun
Erection of garden outbuilding
ApprovedCertificate of Lawfulness (Proposed Use)21/01590/CLP - 202129 Jan
Non-Material Amendment to 20/02454/HHOLD
ApprovedNon-material amendment20/02454/NMAMD1 - 20206 Nov
Two storey side extension with rooms within roof space, associated roof alterations and rooflight to front…
ApprovedHouseholder20/02454/HHOLD
Source: Reigate
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