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Heronswood Rockshaw Road Merstham Surrey RH1 3BZ

25/02070/CLECertificate of Lawfulness (Existing Use)Refused
Lawful development certificate

Refused on 7 January 2026

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use for the existing annex building, Little Heronswood, 'As Built' and its use as C3 residential by the occupiers

Received
13 November 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
4
Ward
Hooley, Merstham And Netherne
  1. Received13 Nov
  2. Validated13 Nov
  3. Consult.9 Dec
  4. Target8 Jan
  5. Decided7 Jan

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Heronswood Rockshaw Road Merstham Surrey RH1 3BZ. Reigate has handled 278 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. The site is in the Rockshaw Road, Merstham conservation area. There has been 1 other application 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.

88% of amendment 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 evidence submitted fails to prove on the balance of probability that for a period of 4 years or more the works undertaken to construct the development were substantially complete, as the submitted plans do not accurately reflect the development as it exists on site. Furthermkore, the evidence submitted also fails to prove on the balance of probability that for a period of 4 years or more that the property has been used as a separate dwelling, and is therefore not immune from enforcement action under s171B(2) of The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and cannot be considered lawful under S191 of that Act. Therefore the application for a Certificate of Lawful Use is REFUSED. Town Hall, Castlefield Road, Reigate, Surrey RH2 0SH Help Line 01737 276000 Pro-active Statement: The Local Planning Authority has

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
RH1 3BZ
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing Use)
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 November 2025
Consultation expiry
9 December 2025
Consultation start
18 November 2025
Consultation end
9 December 2025
Neighbour consultation start
18 November 2025
Neighbour consultation end
9 December 2025
Target decision date
8 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
1 Park Lane Warlingham Surrey CR6 9BY

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14470086
Documents
22
Constraints
28

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: 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.

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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