Peter Tree Electrical Ltd 79 Horley Road Redhill Surrey RH1 5AS Data via plota.co.uk

26/00395/RET - Retention / Continued Use Approved

Proposal

Change of use of the rear section of the ground floor and the first floor of the property from Use Class E to form a two-bedroom self-contained flat (Use Class C3 Dwellinghouse). (Retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
24 Mar 2026
Consultation
10 Apr 2026
Approved
12 Jun 2026

Approved on 12 Jun 2026 · Principal Planning Officer · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Inside the Redhill (Reigate and Banstead) built-up area; Green belt 38 m away: London; Open access land 41 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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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Important details

Council
Reigate
Application type
Retention / Continued Use
Postcode
RH1 5AS
Received
24 Mar 2026
Validated
24 Mar 2026
Ward
Earlswood And Whitebushes
Case officer
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Target decision
12 Jun 2026
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
12 Jun 2026
Decision level
Principal Planning Officer
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 80 days from validation, 24 days slower than Reigate's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 75% of changes of use here are.

74%decided within 8 weeks
75%approved
61decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Reigate in the last twelve months, from validation. Reigate decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14758474
Neighbours
1 Apr 2026
Consultation
10 Apr 2026
Comments by
1 May 2026
Reigate
Planning Authority Score
7.3/10
Good
#52 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Reigate is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #70 out of 296. Only 26% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Reigate decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #160 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #135 of 296
76%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #70 of 296
26%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #35 of 296
71%
Minor dwellings approved
110 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
10 decided (10+ homes)
74%
Change of use approved
31 decided
981
Total decisions
116 refused in the year to March 2026