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2 Burgh Mount Banstead Surrey SM7 1ER

25/00249/HHOLDHouseholder ApplicationRefused
Householder

Refused on 23 April 2025

Delegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

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

Proposal

Two storey side extension, first floor front extension and new roof including accommodation within the roof space at second floor level, roof ridge height raised approximately 850mm. As amended on 14/04/2025.

Received
12 February 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Nork
  1. Received12 Feb
  2. Validated12 Feb
  3. Consult.11 Mar
  4. Target23 Apr
  5. Decided23 Apr

Decided in 70 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a two storey side extension at 2 Burgh Mount Banstead Surrey SM7 1ER. Reigate has handled 1,506 applications of this type. This one was decided in 70 days, 2 weeks longer than Reigate's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 99 applications across Nork. We hold 420 applications in total for the SM7 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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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed two storey side extension, first floor front extension and new raised roof extension and resultant increased bulk and massing and discordant front eaves design, would introduce a form of development which would appear as an overly dominant and top heavy design and which would be harmful to the design of the dwelling and result in a prominent and incongruous roof form that would detract from the visual amenity and character of the locality, and would be contrary to policy DES1 of the Reigate and Banstead Development Management Plan 2019 and the Council's Householder Extensions and Alterations SPG, 2004.
  2. The proposed two storey side extension, first floor front extension and new raised roof extension would, by reason of its bulk and height and proximity to, and relationship with the adjacent neighbouring property to the north side (no.1 Burgh Mount) and which has a lower ground level, would result in a loss of outlook and light and have an overbearing impact on their amenities, in terms of the detrimental impact to their adjacent side facing ground floor windows and to a lesser degree their first floor side facing windows. The development is therefore contrary to policy DES1 of the Reigate and Banstead Development Management Plan 2019 and the Council's Householder Extensions and Alterations SPG, 2004.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SM7 1ER
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 February 2025
Consultation expiry
11 March 2025
Consultation start
18 February 2025
Consultation end
11 March 2025
Neighbour consultation start
18 February 2025
Neighbour consultation end
11 March 2025
Target decision date
23 April 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
9 The Orchard Banstead SM7 2BP

Planning decision

Statutory period
70 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13768633
Documents
38
Constraints
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • 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 (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.

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.

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