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71 Monson Road Redhill Surrey RH1 2EU

25/01118/HHOLDHouseholder ApplicationRefused
Householder

Refused on 3 October 2025

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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

Proposal

Erection of first floor rear extension

Received
23 June 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Redhill West And Wray Common
  1. Received23 Jun
  2. Validated23 Jun
  3. Consult.24 Jul
  4. Target3 Oct
  5. Decided3 Oct

Decided in 102 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a rear extension at 71 Monson Road Redhill Surrey RH1 2EU. Reigate has handled 1,506 applications of this type. This one was decided in 102 days, 7 weeks longer than Reigate's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 110 applications across Redhill West And Wray Common. 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 first floor rear extension, by virtue of its shallow roof pitch and excessive fenestration, would be an incongrous addition and appear prominently out of character with the property and the prevailing character of the area, contrary to policy DES1 of the Reigate and Banstead Development Management Plan 2019. 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 2EU
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 June 2025
Consultation expiry
24 July 2025
Consultation start
3 July 2025
Consultation end
24 July 2025
Neighbour consultation start
3 July 2025
Neighbour consultation end
24 July 2025
Target decision date
3 October 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
5 Roebuck House Reigate RH2 7ER

Planning decision

Statutory period
102 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14029830
Comments
0
Documents
12
Constraints
15

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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