51 Westway, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 5TQ Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Change of use from Class E(c) (professional services) to Class E(b) (restaurant/café) Opening Hours 08:00 - 16:00 Monday to Friday, Saturday Sunday and bank holidays 08:00 - 16:00 (Retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
14 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 7 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 2 Dec 2026 and 17 Dec 2026, from Tandridge's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 15 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 3

Public footpath about 7 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Caterham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 15 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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 1

Last sold for £220,000 in August 2021. Flat or maisonette, leasehold.

31 August 2021£220,000

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

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Important details

Council
Tandridge
Postcode
CR3 5TQ
Received
14 Oct 2026
Validated
14 Oct 2026
Parish
Caterham-on-the-Hill
Target decision
7 Dec 2026

Decision outlook

Day 14 of the 56-day target. Tandridge usually decides changes of use by day 54.

Day 1442 days to the 56-day target
54%decided within 8 weeks
57%approved
34decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
15 Nov 2026
Tandridge
Planning Authority Score
2.3/10
Poor
#264 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Tandridge is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #234 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 56% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (90%) than the national average (90%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Tandridge decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #228 of 296
90%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #196 of 296
51%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #234 of 296
56%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #255 of 296
68%
Minor dwellings approved
122 decided (1-9 homes)
47%
Major dwellings approved
17 decided (10+ homes)
75%
Change of use approved
8 decided
701
Total decisions
113 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.