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25/00728/F - Full planning Refused

Proposal

Demolition of existing building and erection for single storey self-contained detached building with habitable rooms in the loft to create five bedroom dwellinghouse with associated amenity space and car park. As amended on 09/07/2025, 24/07/2025, 20/08/2025, 04/11/2025, 25/11/2025, 22/12/2025, 16/03/2026, 24/03/2026 and on 08/05/2026. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 24 Aug 2026, 08:55

Application progress

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Received

3 Feb 2026

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Consultation

24 Mar 2026

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Committee

3 Jun 2026

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Refused

5 Jun 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 5 Jun 2026 · Planning Committee · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Reigate Planning Committee on 3 Jun 2026.

Refused

Against officer advice: officers had recommended approval.

Officers advised approval because the dwelling would use a previously developed site without harming the conservation area or neighbours.
Residents raised concerns about the conservation area, access, parking, ecology, trees, amenity and the site’s planning history.
The committee voted to refuse because the dwelling would harm the conservation area’s character and its heritage value.

Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, speakers, committee debate and reasons for refusal.

Source: Plota analysis of Reigate's committee minutes of 3 Jun 2026.

Documents

View the documents on the council's website ↗

Site constraints 7

19 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: Court Cottage the Old Manor, Grade II, about 23 m from the postcode pin · 19 Grade II

The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.

Show all 19 with distances

23 mCourt Cottage the Old ManorGrade II
40 mNorth CottageGrade II
44 mHome CottageGrade II
48 mThe Close the Little House the Old School HouseGrade II
51 mThe GablesGrade II
52 mThe Old ForgeGrade II
54 mMead Cottage Wistaria CottageGrade II
57 mSt Nicholas CottageGrade II
65 mWalls and Gate Piers to South East of Priors' MeadGrade II
68 mPriors' MeadGrade II
86 mMerstham GarageGrade II
90 mThe Home FarmhouseGrade II
119 mThe FeathersGrade II
120 m31, High StreetGrade II
129 mWhistlefieldGrade II
131 m40, High StreetGrade II
132 mDrinking Fountain and Cattle Trough to East of Nos 27 and 29Grade II
136 m25, High StreetGrade II
145 mRed CottageGrade II

Historic England ↗

Merstham Village conservation area

Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.

The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.

Council document ↗

North Downs Way about 21 m away

Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.

Also on the record

National landscape about 177 m away: Surrey Hills; Inside the South Merstham built-up area; Green belt about 38 m away: London; Air quality management area about 80 m away: AQMA No.10.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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