Harps Oak House 180 London Road North Merstham Surrey RH1 3BP
Refused on 26 June 2026
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Proposal
Submission of an external lighting scheme and a sensitive lighting management plan pursuant to Condition 18 of permission 25/00395/S73. Alteration (including partial rebuilding of the north wing), repair, refurbishment and conversion of Grade II listed Harps Oak House to create four residential dwellings, the rebuilding, extending and conversion of the associated outbuildings to create a further two residential dwellings (C3), and development of a further four dwellings (C3) to south of main building. Provision of car parking spaces and associated landscaping works, including the removal of trees and the creation of a new vehicular and pedestrian access from Harps Oak Lane. Variation of condition 1 of permission 22/01905/F. Design changes.
- Submitted
- 19 March 2026
- Ward
- Hooley, Merstham And Netherne
- ReceivedSubmitted19 Mar
- ValidatedValidated19 Mar
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided26 Jun
Decided in 99 days
About this application
This is a planning application at Harps Oak House 180 London Road North Merstham Surrey RH1 3BP. Reigate has handled 4,861 applications of this type. This one was decided in 99 days, 6 weeks longer than Reigate's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 10 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 126 applications across Hooley, Merstham And Netherne. We hold 1,926 applications in total for the RH1 postcode area.
Why it was refused
- The proposed external lighting, due to the number of bollards proposed, is considered to result in a cluttered appearance which would have a detrimental impact on the visual amenity of the site and setting of the heritage assets. In additional insufficient information has been provided in relation to the proposed lighting layout and its impact on bats. Therefore, the Council cannot be satisfied that the proposals would protect the visual amenity of the area, protect the heritage asset or neighbouring residential amenities and protect biodiversity with regard to Policy CS10 of the Reigate and Town Hall, Castlefield Road, Reigate, Surrey RH2 0SH Help Line 01737 276000 Banstead Core Strategy (2014) and Policies DES1, DES9, NHE2 and NHE9 of the Reigate and Banstead Development Management Plan (2019). Please remove any site notice that was displayed on the site pursuant to the application.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- RH1 3BP
- Parish
- Not Available
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 19 March 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Mr Michael Parker
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Green belt: Reigate and Banstead
- National Landscape (AONB): Surrey Hills
- Ancient woodlandPart of the site
- 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 (18)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, 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.
- 202614 Jul
Alteration (including partial rebuilding of the north wing), repair, refurbishment and conversion of Grade II…
PendingVariation of conditions (s73)26/01155/S73 - 202515 Jan
Submission of external lighting details pursuant to condition 21 of permission 22/01905/F
ApprovedDischarge of conditions22/01905/DET21 - 202415 Nov
Submission of construction environment management plan details pursuant to condition 18 of permission…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions22/01905/DET18
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