7 Hethersett Close Reigate Surrey RH2 0HQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/01134/CAN - Conservation Area Notice Approved

Proposal

1. Mulberry rear LH corner of garage. Carefully dismantle to as close to ground level as possible utilising a Mobile Elevated Work Platform - In very poor condition and dying. 3. Cypress in neighbours LHS front. Reduce encroachment toward boundary line as hard as possible maintaining green screening. Height pre 13m post 13m crown spread pre 9m post 7m - cutback overhang to reduce shading over garden and fruit trees/shrubs. 4. Yew LHS rear. Light reduce / reshape and crown lift to clear stem by 1m using hand tools only - light reshape. 6. Dead spruce over fence at bottom of garden. Carefully dismantle to a monolith at 3 metres tall - Dead tree to remove. 7. Yew group at rear 2 inside and 2 outside fence. Crown reduce to the previous crown reduction points removing approximately 1-1.5 metres. All pruning cuts shall be made to suitable secondary growth points and shall maintain a stable platform for the expected regrowth and shall not exceed beyond the previous crown reduction points. height pre 7m post 5m crown spread pre 8m post 8m - maintain and keep size in check and to maintain views out of garden. 8. Copper beech RHS rear. Crown reduce to the previous crown reduction points removing approximately 3 metres. All pruning cuts shall be made to suitable secondary growth points and shall maintain a stable platform for the expected regrowth and shall not exceed beyond the previous crown reduction points. height pre 15m post 12m crown spread pre 9m post 6m - Crown reduce to maintain current size as in close proximity to housing. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Jul 2026
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Consultation
20 Jul 2026
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Approved
21 Sept 2026

Approved on 21 Sept 2026 · Principal Planning Officer · Last checked 22 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Wray Common, Reigate conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
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Also on the record
National landscape 177 m away: Surrey Hills; SSSI 316 m away: Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment SSSI; Registered park or garden 178 m away: Lower Gatton Park; Inside the Reigate built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £950,000 in August 2008. Detached house, freehold.

26 August 2008£950,000
3 May 1996£395,000New build

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

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Important details

Council
Reigate
Application type
Conservation Area Notice
Postcode
RH2 0HQ
Received
17 Jul 2026
Validated
17 Jul 2026
Ward
Reigate
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Aug 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
21 Sept 2026
Decision level
Principal Planning Officer
Applicant
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Agent
Dave Ford Tree Care

How this decision compares

Decided in 66 days from validation, 10 days slower than Reigate's median of 56 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 92% of tree and landscaping works here are.

73%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
290decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Reigate in the last twelve months, from validation. Reigate decision record →

Public comments

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Last counted 22 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15066725
Planning Portal ref
PP-15066725
Consultation
20 Jul 2026
Comments by
10 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Aug 2026
Reigate
Planning Authority Score
7.3/10
Good
#52 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use