2024
Refused
Change to the specification of the exterior doors and windows of the annex to be matt bla…
The Bower Cottage, High Street, Limpsfield, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0DY Data via plota.co.uk
2026/645/TCA
Approved
Proposal
Please refer to photos provided: G2) - 2 x Goat Willow - remove to ground level Data via plota.co.uk
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28 May 2026
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6 Jul 2026
Approved on 6 Jul 2026 · Last checked 17 Oct 2026
Site constraints 7
Limpsfield 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.
7 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Bower, Grade II, about 9 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 6 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 7 with distances
- 9 mThe BowerGrade II
- 81 mNumbers 6-7 Wolfes RowGrade II
- 88 mChapel CottageGrade II
- 88 mPebble Hill House including Rangers Cottage to rearGrade II*
- 94 mJessamine Cottage SandridgeGrade II
- 101 mForge CottagesGrade II
- 127 mRosewell CottageGrade II
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National landscape about 166 m away: Surrey Hills; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Limpsfield built-up area; Green belt about 49 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site
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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £975,000 in September 2023. Detached house, freehold.
4 September 2023£975,000
17 February 2021£732,500
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Tandridge
- Postcode
- RH8 0DY
- Received
- 28 May 2026
- Validated
- 28 May 2026
- Parish
- Limpsfield
- Target decision
- 8 Jul 2026
- Decision date
- 6 Jul 2026
How this decision compares
Decided in 39 days from validation, 6 days faster than Tandridge's median of 45 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.
This one39d
Council45d
UK36d
94%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
211decided in the last year
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Tandridge in the last twelve months, from validation. Tandridge decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 21 Jun 2026
Historical activity at this location
32 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2024
Refused
Change to the specification of the exterior doors and windows of the annex to be matt bla…
2022
Approved
Conversion of garage into part gym / part utility / part annex with addition of roof ligh…
2022
Approved
Conversion of garage into part gym / part utility / part annex with addition of roof ligh…
2021
Approved
Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) of planning permission ref: 2021/726 (Erection…
2021
Approved
Erection of a porch in association with the replacement of the west elevation door with a…
2021
Approved
T1 - Thuja - cut back and crown lift low branches, remove all deadwood from within the cr…
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Approved
Plovers, 10 Sylvan Close, Limpsfield, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0DX
T1) - Yew on left-hand side of rear garden - Trim to tidy, removing up to 40cm growth. Re…
2025
Approved
Plovers, 10 Sylvan Close, Limpsfield, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0DX
T1) - Yew on left-hand side of rear garden - Trim to tidy, removing up to 40cm growth. Re…
2025
Approved
Hill Top, 3 Sylvan Close, Limpsfield, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0DX
Replacement of ground floor rear flat roof to form pitched roof with integral roof lights
2025
Approved
Hill Top, 3 Sylvan Close, Limpsfield, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0DX
Replacement of ground floor rear flat roof to form pitched roof with integral roof lights
2024
Approved
Highworth, 1 Sylvan Close, Limpsfield, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0DX
T1) - Beech - Crown reduce on eastern and southern aspects by selectively shortening limb…
2024
Approved
Highworth, 1 Sylvan Close, Limpsfield, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0DX
T1) - Beech - Crown reduce on eastern and southern aspects by selectively shortening limb…
2022
Approved
Little Coppice, 5 Sylvan Close, Limpsfield, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0DX
Erection of new detached two-storey dwelling with basement, attached garage, associated d…
2022
Approved
Highworth, 1 Sylvan Close, Limpsfield, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0DX
Demolition of existing conservatory and porch. Erection of single storey rear extension…
2022
Approved
Highworth, 1 Sylvan Close, Limpsfield, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0DX
Demolition of existing conservatory and porch. Erection of single storey rear extension…
2021
Approved
Folly View, 2 Sylvan Close, Limpsfield, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0DX
Erection of first floor side extension, loft conversion to create habitable accommodation…
2021
Approved
Plovers, 10 Sylvan Close, Limpsfield, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0DX
T1) - Yellow Lawson Cypress (In front garden in close proximity to footpath) Reduce in he…
2020
Refused
Little Coppice, 5 Sylvan Close, Limpsfield, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0DX
Erection of new detached dwelling with attached garage, associated driveway and access.
2020
Approved
Highworth, 1 Sylvan Close, Limpsfield, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0DX
T1 (Acer spp) Reduce back to fence line on rear boundary of garden within neighbouring pr…
2020
Approved
Highworth, 1 Sylvan Close, Limpsfield, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0DX
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2020
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2020
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2020
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Highworth, 1 Sylvan Close, Limpsfield, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0DX
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2020
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2019
Approved
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2019
Refused
Folly View, 2 Sylvan Close, Limpsfield, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0DX
Erection of first floor side extension, conversion of roofspace to habitable use in assoc…
2019
Approved
Folly View, 2 Sylvan Close, Limpsfield, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0DX
T1: Golden Lawson Cypress on the right-hand side of rear garden felled. S1: Laurel situat…
2018
Approved
Plovers, 10 Sylvan Close, Limpsfield, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0DX
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2016
Refused
Little Coppice, 5 Sylvan Close, Limpsfield, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0DX
Erection of dwelling, detached garage and formation of access onto A25.
2016
Approved
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2016
Refused
Little Coppice, 5 Sylvan Close, Limpsfield, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0DX
Erection of dwelling, detached garage and formation of access onto A25.
Tandridge
Planning Authority Score
2.3/10
Poor
#264 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
Tandridge is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #234 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 56% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (90%) than the national average (90%).
Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Tandridge decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #228 of 296
90%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #196 of 296
51%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #234 of 296
56%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #255 of 296
68%
Minor dwellings approved
122 decided (1-9 homes)
47%
Major dwellings approved
17 decided (10+ homes)
75%
Change of use approved
8 decided
701
Total decisions
113 refused in the year to March 2026
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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