Great Flanchford Farm Flanchford Road Reigate Heath Reigate Surrey RH2 8RB Data via plota.co.uk

26/01171/RET - Retention / Continued Use Registered
Change of useCommercial & major worksCommercial premises

Proposal

Retrospective change of use of the hard standing/ unloading area to the south of the commercial storage barn 2. To an unloading and testing area secured with fencing to its perimeter. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Aug 2026
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Consultation
27 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 6 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 64.

The consultation period closed on 1 Oct 2026.

Documents

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Site constraints 4

Grade II listed: Flanchford Farmhouse
List entry 1188248 · 1 m away · 2 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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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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Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Also on the record
Priority habitat 27 m away: Traditional orchard.
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.

Building

Floor area351 m² (3,778 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (48 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 9 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2019, 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
Retention / Continued Use
Postcode
RH2 8RB
Received
25 Aug 2026
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Ward
South Park And Woodhatch
Case officer
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Target decision
6 Nov 2026
Decision level
Principal Planning Officer
Applicant
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Agent
Rwpconsultancy

Decision outlook

Day 64, past the statutory target. 86% of changes of use in Reigate are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 24 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 27 Oct 2026.

Day 648 days past the 56-day target
70%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
81decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15076790
Planning Portal ref
PP-15076790
Neighbours
27 Aug 2026
Consultation
27 Aug 2026
Comments by
1 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
3 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
6 Nov 2026

Historical activity at this location

8 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Refused
Proposal for the retrospective change of use of 4 agricultural buildings to storage use a…
25/00738/RET
2025 Refused
Proposal for the retrospective change of use of 4 agricultural buildings to storage use a…
25/00738/RET
2024 Approved
A steel framed, non load bearing, agricultural building for the purpose of farmyard manur…
24/01480/AGD
2024 Approved
A steel framed, non load bearing, agricultural building for the purpose of farmyard manur…
24/01480/AGD
2020 Approved
A steel framed, non load bearing, agricultural building used to store straw for cattle fe…
20/02152/AGD
2020 Approved
A steel framed, non load bearing, agricultural building used to store straw for cattle fe…
20/02152/AGD
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2016 Withdrawn
Land At Flanchford Farm Flanchford Road Reigate Heath Reigate Surrey RH2 8RB
Energy Storage System comprising of battery storage containers, ancillary buildings, secu…
16/01832/F
2016 Refused
Flanchford Farm Flanchford Road Reigate Heath Reigate Surrey RH2 8RB
Application to position 2 No 20' x 10' containers on or within farm land/yard for the sto…
16/00472/F
Reigate
Planning Authority Score
7.3/10
Good
#52 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.