The New House Rockshaw Road Merstham Surrey RH1 3BZ
Approved on 1 May 2025
Council decision: No Objections ReceivedDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Single storey side extension. Max height 3.67m, height at eaves 3.50m and extending 8.00m beyond the rear wall.
- Received
- 27 March 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Hooley, Merstham And Netherne
- ReceivedReceived27 Mar
- ValidatedValidated27 Mar
- Consult.Consultation22 Apr
- TargetTarget Date1 May
- DecidedDecided1 May
Decided in 35 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an outline application for a single storey side extension at The New House Rockshaw Road Merstham Surrey RH1 3BZ. Reigate has handled 567 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 15 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.
82% of outline 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
- General Permitted Development - Extns
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 27 March 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 22 April 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 1 April 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 22 April 2025
- Target decision date
- 1 May 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 3 Shirburn Street Watlington OX49 5BU
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 35 days
Site constraints
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.
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© 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.
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Associated applications
- 202527 Mar
Single storey side extension. Max height 3.67m, height at eaves 3.50m and extending 8.00m beyond the rear…
This applicationApprovedOutline25/00594/PDE - 202527 Mar
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ApprovedGeneral Permitted Development - ExtnsFiled alongside25/00595/PDE
Planning history at this site
14 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202621 Jul
Replacement self-build dwelling, outdoor swimming pool and outbuilding. Variation of conditions 1, 4 and 5 of…
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)26/01165/S73 - 202522 Oct
Replacement self-build dwelling, outdoor swimming pool and outbuilding. As amended on 14/11/2025, 15/12/2025…
ApprovedFull planning25/01889/F - 202518 Jul
Erection of Class E replacement garage and pool.
RefusedCertificate of Lawfulness (Proposed Use)25/01317/CLP - 202519 Jun
Erection of Class E replacement garage and pool.
ApprovedCertificate of Lawfulness (Proposed Use)25/01023/CLP - 20253 Jun
Erection of Class E garden room.
ApprovedCertificate of Lawfulness (Proposed Use)25/01015/CLP - 202529 Apr
Two storey side infill extension
ApprovedHouseholder25/00762/HHOLD - 202515 Apr
Erection of Class E swimming pool building.
ApprovedCertificate of Lawfulness (Proposed Use)25/00734/CLP - 202511 Apr
Two storey rear extension
ApprovedCertificate of Lawfulness (Proposed Use)25/00672/CLP - 202427 Jun
Demolition of existing house and outbuilding. Erection of one 5-bed dwellinghouse.
WithdrawnFull planning24/01169/F - 202412 Feb
Erection of a class A single storey side extension
ApprovedCertificate of Lawfulness (Proposed Use)24/00268/CLP - 202412 Feb
Erection of Class E outbuilding for uses incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse
ApprovedCertificate of Lawfulness (Proposed Use)24/00267/CLP - 202317 Mar
Erection of an outbuilding to be used as a swimming pool.
ApprovedCertificate of Lawfulness (Proposed Use)23/00450/CLP - 20233 Mar
Erection of a side extension, a roof extension and a front porch.
ApprovedCertificate of Lawfulness (Proposed Use)23/00449/CLP - 20233 Mar
Larger home rear extension. Max height 4m, height at eaves 4m, depth 8m.
RefusedGeneral Permitted Development - Extns23/00451/PDE
Source: Reigate
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