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26/00656/LBA - Listed Building Consent - Alterations Refused

Proposal

Listed Building Consent: Internal fit-out and refurbishment works to the reception extension and lobby, comprising fixed seating, wall panelling, decorative mouldings, wall coverings, lighting fixtures, and new internal doors Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
6 Jul 2026
✗
Refused
31 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 31 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Sept 2026

Documents 28

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Site constraints 8

Grade II* listed: The Royal Automobile Country Club (RAC), entrance steps, curved colonnades, and outer pavilions of Woodcote Park (old house)
List entry 1288718 · 25 m away · 1 more listed building within 150 m (1 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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Historic England ↗
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: Restorable Habitat
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Local nature reserve 332 m away: Epsom Common; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Epsom built-up area; Priority habitat 20 m away: Deciduous woodland; Tree preservation order 24 m away: TPO 445 - RAC Woodcote Park.
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, 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.

Building

Floor area809 m² (8,708 sq ft)
Energy ratingA (asset rating 22)
UseD2 General Assembly and Leisure plus Night Clubs and Theatres
HeatingHeating and Mechanical Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2020, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Listed Building Consent - Alterations
Postcode
KT18 7EW
Received
6 Jul 2026
Validated
6 Jul 2026
Ward
Woodcote And Langley Vale
Case officer
Show
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
31 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
Turnberry

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 57 days. Refused, as 24% of listed building consent here are.

47%decided within 8 weeks
76%approved
6%go to committee

Plota live figures for listed building consent decided by Epsom and Ewell in the last twelve months, from validation. Epsom and Ewell decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 2 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
3 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Epsom and Ewell
Planning Authority Score
7.4/10
Good
#47 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Epsom and Ewell is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #16 out of 296. Only 14% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Epsom and Ewell decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
83%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #236 of 296
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #203 of 296
90%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #16 of 296
14%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #10 of 296
66%
Minor dwellings approved
68 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
10 decided (10+ homes)
64%
Change of use approved
11 decided
639
Total decisions
110 refused in the year to March 2026

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.