3 Hillside Cottages Carshalton Road Woodmansterne Surrey SM7 3HY Data via plota.co.uk

26/01238/CLP - Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed Use) Refused

Proposal

Roof extension with a Juliet balcony and additional windows. Alteration of a front window to become a door. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
13 Aug 2026
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Refused
5 Oct 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 5 Oct 2026 · Principal Planning Officer · Last checked 6 Oct 2026

Site constraints 7

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Local nature reserve 397 m away: Ruffett and Big Woods; Inside the Chipstead and Woodmansterne built-up area; Air quality management area 18 m away: Sutton AQMA; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 6 October 2026. 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 £325,000 in September 2006. Semi-detached house, freehold.

1 September 2006£325,000
16 June 1995£85,000

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

Building

Floor area107 m² (1,152 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (73 out of 100), could reach A
PropertySemi-detached house, 6 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, with external insulation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2016, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Reigate
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed Use)
Postcode
SM7 3HY
Received
10 Aug 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
Chipstead, Kingswood And Woodmansterne
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Oct 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
5 Oct 2026
Decision level
Principal Planning Officer
Applicant
Show
Agent
AML Architects Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 10% of extensions here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
584decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 6 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14999266
Planning Portal ref
PP-14999266
Consultation
13 Aug 2026
Comments by
4 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Oct 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.