The Royal Alexandra And Albert School Gatton Park Rocky Lane Reigate Surrey RH2 0TW Data via plota.co.uk

26/00624/CLE - Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing Use) Approved

Proposal

Erection of a building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Apr 2026
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Consultation
1 May 2026
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Approved
19 Jun 2026

Approved on 19 Jun 2026 · Head of Places and Planning · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

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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Surrey Hills National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Registered park or garden: Lower Gatton Park
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Wood pasture and parkland
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
5 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Gatton built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing Use)
Postcode
RH2 0TW
Received
24 Apr 2026
Validated
24 Apr 2026
Ward
Redhill West And Wray Common
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Jun 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
19 Jun 2026
Decision level
Head of Places and Planning
Applicant
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Agent
D&M Planning Ltd
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 84% of lawful development certificates here are.

95%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
126decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

25 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14772048
Planning Portal ref
PP-14772048
Neighbours
1 May 2026
Consultation
1 May 2026
Comments by
9 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
19 May 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Jun 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

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.