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Beau Songe 66 Massetts Road Horley Surrey RH6 7ED

25/01875/HHOLDHouseholder ApplicationRefused
Householder

Refused on 14 January 2026

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Installation of gable windows above replaced extended height bi-folding doors to the rear, replacement longer lantern light, additional roof lights and intergrated solar panels.

Received
19 November 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Horley Central And South
  1. Received19 Nov
  2. Validated19 Nov
  3. Consult.17 Dec
  4. Target14 Jan
  5. Decided14 Jan

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Beau Songe 66 Massetts Road Horley Surrey RH6 7ED. Reigate has handled 1,506 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in the Massetts Road, Horley conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 94 applications across Horley Central And South. We hold 507 applications in total for the RH6 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 photovoltaic panels would, by reason of the placement on a promianet and visible roof slope, would cause harm to the charcter and appearance of the Town Hall, Castlefield Road, Reigate, Surrey RH2 0SH Help Line 01737 276000 Massetts Road Conservation Area. The harm caused would be less than substantial. The NPPF requires great weight be given to the conservation of heritage assets and it is considered that the harm in this case is not outweighed by public benefits. The proposals are therefore contrary to policies NHE9 and DES1 of the Reigate and Banstead Development Management Plan and the provisions of the NPPF (2024).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
RH6 7ED
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Horley Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 November 2025
Consultation expiry
1 January 2026
Consultation start
26 November 2025
Consultation end
17 December 2025
Neighbour consultation start
26 November 2025
Neighbour consultation end
17 December 2025
Target decision date
14 January 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
11 December 2025
Advertisement expiry
1 January 2026
Site notice start
9 December 2025
Site notice end
30 December 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14321608
Documents
20
Constraints
24

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Massetts Road, Horley
  • 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.

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© 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.

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