31 Park Avenue, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 6AH Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 2026/1212
Date received
30 Sept 2026
Date validated
30 Sept 2026
Postcode
CR3 6AH

Description

Erection of an outbuilding for use as a home office/garden room (Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)) Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision around 22 Nov 2026, from Tandridge's recent extensions.

Day 4 of the 56-day target. Tandridge usually decides extensions by day 53.

Day 452 days to the 56-day target
70%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
283decided in the last year

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

Site constraints 3

Public footpath about 22 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Inside the Caterham built-up area; Green belt about 37 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 30 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £536,500 in August 2024. Detached house, freehold.

16 August 2024£536,500
6 May 2005£346,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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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. View full council performance
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.