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Bairstow Eves Alderstead House 2 - 3 South Parade School Hill Merstham Surrey RH1 3RA

25/00330/FFull planningRefused
Full

Refused on 16 June 2025

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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

Proposal

Replacement of existing windows and doors with UPVC.

Received
20 February 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Hooley, Merstham And Netherne
  1. Received20 Feb
  2. Validated20 Feb
  3. Consult.21 Mar
  4. Target16 Jun
  5. Decided16 Jun

Decided in 116 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for window replacement at Bairstow Eves Alderstead House 2 - 3 South Parade School Hill Merstham Surrey RH1 3RA. Reigate has handled 1,506 applications of this type. This one was decided in 116 days, 9 weeks longer than Reigate's typical decision time. The site is in the Merstham Village conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 125 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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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed window and door replacement, due to the proposed use of uPVC, would result in an unsuitable appearance, detracting from the traditional appearance of the building and harm the Conservation Area and unbalance the composition of the building. The proposal would be contrary to Policies DES1 and NHE9 of the Reigate and Banstead Development Management Plan 2019 and the provisions of the National Planning Policy Framework. Pro-active Statement: Town Hall, Castlefield Road, Reigate, Surrey RH2 0SH Help Line 01737 276000 The Local Planning Authority has

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
RH1 3RA
Application type
Full planning
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 February 2025
Consultation expiry
3 April 2025
Consultation start
28 February 2025
Consultation end
21 March 2025
Neighbour consultation start
28 February 2025
Neighbour consultation end
21 March 2025
Target decision date
16 June 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
5 Roebuck House Reigate RH2 7ER

Planning decision

Statutory period
116 days

Publicity

Last advertised
13 March 2025
Advertisement expiry
3 April 2025
Site notice start
5 March 2025
Site notice end
26 March 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13746708
Documents
15
Constraints
24

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: 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

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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