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4 The Drive Banstead Surrey SM7 1DB

25/00276/FFull planningRefused
Full

Refused on 17 July 2025

Planning committee1 reason for refusal

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

Proposal

Demolition of detached 5-bedroom dwelling with the erection of a part 2 storey, part 3 storey building comprising 8 flats together with parking, landscaping and associated works. As amended on 01/05/2025 and on 08/05/2025. As amended 05/06/2025 and on 25/06/2025.

Received
21 February 2025
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
79
Ward
Nork
  1. Received21 Feb
  2. Validated21 Feb
  3. Consult.9 Jul
  4. Target18 Jul
  5. Decided17 Jul

Decided in 146 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 4 The Drive Banstead Surrey SM7 1DB. Reigate has handled 1,506 applications of this type. This one was decided in 146 days, 13 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 development would result, by virtue of the bulk, scale, massing and depth of the proposed building, and limited separation distance to neighbouring property 4a The Drive, in an adverse overbearing and dominating impact and loss of Town Hall, Castlefield Road, Reigate, Surrey RH2 0SH Help Line 01737 276000 outlook upon the occupants of 4a The Drive. The proposal would thereby be contrary to policy DES1 of the Development Management Plan 2019.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SM7 1DB
Application type
Full planning
Scale / size
Large

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 February 2025
Consultation expiry
9 July 2025
Consultation start
25 June 2025
Consultation end
9 July 2025
Neighbour consultation start
12 June 2025
Neighbour consultation end
26 June 2025
Target decision date
18 July 2025
Committee meeting
16 July 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
86-90 Paul Street London EC2A 4NE

Planning decision

Statutory period
147 days

Appeal history

3373644
Allowed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 10 December 2025Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13611715
Documents
133
Constraints
12

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.

Source: Reigate

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