3 Follyfield Road Banstead Surrey SM7 2LA Data via plota.co.uk

26/00958/HHOLD - Householder Application Approved

Proposal

Side facing dormer window with first floor part rear extension. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
9 Jul 2026
Consultation
14 Jul 2026
Approved
7 Sept 2026

Approved on 7 Sept 2026 · Neighbourhood Development Manager · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

SSSI 39 m away: Banstead Downs SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
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
Inside the Banstead built-up area; Green belt 39 m away: London; Priority habitat 40 m away: Deciduous woodland; Open access land 40 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed..
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument 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
Householder Application
Postcode
SM7 2LA
Received
9 Jul 2026
Validated
9 Jul 2026
Ward
Banstead Village
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
7 Sept 2026
Decision level
Neighbourhood Development Manager
Applicant
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Agent
B + C Architecture

How this decision compares

Decided in 60 days from validation, 4 days slower than Reigate's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 89% of extensions here are.

81%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
387decided 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.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14981776
Neighbours
14 Jul 2026
Consultation
14 Jul 2026
Comments by
4 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Sept 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