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31 High Street Merstham Surrey RH1 3BA

26/01749/CANAwaiting decision
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Proposal

1. Hornbeam rear garden LHS - Crown Reduction. Reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 2 metres. All pruning cuts shall be made to suitable secondary growth points and shall maintain a stable platform for the expected regrowth - Additional info - 1. 11x9m down 9x7m. 2. Oak rear garden LHS - Crown Reduction. Reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 2 metres and crown lift to provide 1 metres clearance from neighbouring building. All pruning cuts shall be made to suitable secondary growth points and shall maintain a stable platform for the expected regrowth - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 2. 12x10m down to 10x8m 3. Sycamore rear garden RHS - Crown Reduction. Reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 2 metres. All pruning cuts shall be made to suitable secondary growth points and shall maintain a stable platform for the expected regrowth - Additional info 3. 11x9m down to 9x7m. Description of works - All work to maintain the trees size in relation to their location

Submitted
23 October 2026
Decision due
27 November 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 7 November 2026
Ward
Hooley, Merstham And Netherne
  1. Received23 Oct
  2. Validated23 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target27 Nov
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application at 31 High Street Merstham Surrey RH1 3BA. Reigate has handled 4,833 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 23 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Merstham Village conservation area, with 13 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 125 applications across Hooley, Merstham And Netherne. We hold 1,912 applications in total for the RH1 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
RH1 3BA

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Daniel Wynn

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Merstham Village
  • Listed building: Grade II: 31, High StreetOn this site · +3 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.

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.

Source: Reigate

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