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Lowood Rockshaw Road Merstham Surrey RH1 3BZ

24/01231/CANConservation Area NoticeApproved
Listed building consent

Approved on 21 August 2024

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

T1 - Magnolia tree. Reduce and re-shape by 0.5-1m to create a uniform shape and size whilst maintaining balance and form. Trees are located in the front garden of the property next to the road. T2- Cherry tree. Reduce and re-shape by 0.5-1m to create a uniform shape and size whilst maintaining balance and form. Trees are located in the front garden of the property next to the road. T3- Ash tree located next to the swimming pool on left hand side of the upper rear garden. This tree has signs of ash dieback, neighbouring trees are in significant decline. Fell to ground level. H1- 1x Cherry laurel hedge reduce in height to a finished height of approximatley 7ft and hedge trim the sides as tight as possible to create a more managable uniform hedge. Hedge is located on the right hand boundary of the upper rear garden starting at the garage and finsihing at the oak tree.

Received
17 July 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Hooley, Merstham And Netherne
  1. Received17 Jul
  2. Validated17 Jul
  3. Consult.15 Aug
  4. Target21 Aug
  5. Decided21 Aug

Decided in 35 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application for a garage at Lowood Rockshaw Road Merstham Surrey RH1 3BZ. Reigate has handled 291 applications of this type. This one was decided in 35 days, 3 weeks quicker than Reigate's typical decision time. The site is in the Rockshaw Road, Merstham conservation area. 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.

99% of heritage 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 3BZ
Application type
Conservation Area Notice
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 July 2024
Consultation expiry
15 August 2024
Consultation start
25 July 2024
Consultation end
15 August 2024
Target decision date
21 August 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Tower Farm War Coppice Road Caterham Surrey CR3 6AS

Planning decision

Statutory period
35 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13213178
Comments
0
Documents
8
Constraints
26

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Conservation area: Rockshaw Road, Merstham
  • 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.

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 2026-11-03. 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.

Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    27 May

    T1 - Sycamore tree located next to the garage on the front driveway of the property. Tree is approximately 18…

    ApprovedConservation Area Notice25/00956/CAN
  2. 2014
    12 Nov

    Submission of tree protection plan details pursuant to Condition 4 of 01869/HHold

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions14/01869/DET04
  3. 2014
    12 Sep

    The proposals include for the demolition of the existing shed and the construction of a new double garage.

    ApprovedHouseholder14/01869/HHOLD
  4. 2014
    27 May

    Fell two pine trees, seven conifers, two poplars and one cherry

    WithdrawnConservation Area Notice14/01051/CAN
  5. 2014
    4 Apr

    Construction of a new detached double carport with associated store and potting shed further to the…

    RefusedHouseholder14/00683/HHOLD

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