Garage Block Rear Of 25 Albury Road Merstham Surrey Data via plota.co.uk

25/00149/DET17 - Submission of Details Approved

Proposal

Submission of Energy and Water Efficiency Statement details pursuant to condition 17 of permission . Demolition of garages and erection of two detached dwellings. Variation of condition 1 of permission amendment to internal layout and additional rooflights. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
18 Jun 2026
Approved
6 Jul 2026

Approved on 6 Jul 2026 · Principal Planning Officer · Last checked 11 Jul 2026

Associated applications 7

Site constraints 4

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 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 8 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
Green belt 5 m away: London; Inside the South Merstham built-up area.
Not affected
No listed building 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
Submission of Details
Received
18 Jun 2026
Validated
18 Jun 2026
Ward
Hooley, Merstham And Netherne
Case officer
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Target decision
13 Aug 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
6 Jul 2026
Decision level
Principal Planning Officer
Applicant
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Agent
Planning Insight

How this decision compares

Decided in 18 days from validation, 38 days faster than Reigate's median of 56 for demolitions. Approved, as 92% of demolitions here are.

74%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
136decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15018761
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