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6 Bell Street Reigate Surrey RH2 7BG

26/00372/FFull planningRefused
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Refused on 5 May 2026

Delegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Provide alternative roof construction (2nd Floor) to accommodate residential accommodation to include part 1st floor change of use from Class E to Class C3.

Received
12 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Reigate
  1. Received12 Mar
  2. Validated12 Mar
  3. Consult.8 Apr
  4. Target7 May
  5. Decided5 May

Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 6 Bell Street Reigate Surrey RH2 7BG. Reigate has handled 1,506 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 234 applications across Reigate. We hold 918 applications in total for the RH2 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 development by virtue of the loss of the 16th century roof structure and the 18th century roof structure to the south, and the addition of an untraditional and inappropriate "bird table"/flat roof form, with an increased ridge height, overcrowded front roofscape, which lacks subserviency with the surviving wing of the 16th century structure to the north, is considered to amount to less than substantial harm to the Reigate Town Centre Conservation Area, harmful to its setting and would cause harm to the locally listed building, contrary to policy NHE9 and DES1 of the Reigate and Banstead Development Management Plan 2019, the RBBC Local Character and Distinctiveness Guide SPD 2021, and the provisions of the National Planning Policy Framework.
  2. The proposed development by virtue of the lack of outlook to bedroom 1, would result in a poor standard of amenity for future occupants, contrary to policy DES5 of the Reigate and Banstead Development Management Plan 2019 and the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
RH2 7BG
Application type
Full planning
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 March 2026
Consultation expiry
16 April 2026
Consultation start
16 March 2026
Consultation end
8 April 2026
Neighbour consultation start
16 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
6 April 2026
Target decision date
7 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
8 Firle Road North Lancing West Sussex BN15 0NZ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
26 March 2026
Advertisement expiry
16 April 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14752623
Documents
35
Constraints
25

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Reigate Town Centre
  • Listed building: Grade II: 8 and 10, Bell StreetOn this site · +4 more
  • 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, 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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