Merstham Community Centre Weldon Way Merstham Surrey RH1 3QB Data via plota.co.uk

26/00609/F - Full planning Approved

Proposal

Extension and redevelopment to existing community building. As amended on 11/05/2026, 18/05/2026 and on 17/06/2026 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Apr 2026
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Consultation
19 May 2026
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Approved
19 Jun 2026

Approved on 19 Jun 2026 · Principal Planning Officer · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 5

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Scheduled monument about 82 m away: Medieval moated site, Albury Farm, Merstham
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the South Merstham built-up area; Green belt about 33 m away: London.

Checked on 6 October 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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Full planning
Postcode
RH1 3QB
Received
14 Apr 2026
Validated
14 Apr 2026
Ward
Hooley, Merstham And Netherne
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Jun 2026
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
19 Jun 2026
Decision level
Principal Planning Officer
Applicant
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Agent
Richard Coffey Consultancy

How this decision compares

Decided in 66 days from validation, 10 days slower than Reigate's median of 56 for community buildings. Approved, as 94% of community buildings here are.

66%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
10%go to committee

Plota live figures for community buildings decided by Reigate in the last twelve months, from validation. Reigate decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
15 Apr 2026
Consultation
19 May 2026
Comments by
3 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Jun 2026
Reigate
Planning Authority Score
7.3/10
Good
#52 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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