Land And Building At The Rear Of Existing Banstead Police Station 168 High Street Banstead Surrey SM7 2NZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/01173/CON - Consultation Approved

Proposal

THIS IS A CONSULTATION FROM SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL. Temporary change of use of the rear part of the site and building for use as a fire station and retention of the existing single fire appliance building. (this application is determined by Surrey County Council under their ref ) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
14 Jul 2026
Consultation
15 Jul 2026
Approved
10 Aug 2026

Approved on 10 Aug 2026 · Neighbourhood Development Manager · Last checked 10 Aug 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Conservation area 88 m away: Park Road and Mint Road, Banstead; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Banstead built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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
Consultation
Postcode
SM7 2NZ
Received
14 Jul 2026
Validated
14 Jul 2026
Ward
Banstead Village
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Aug 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
10 Aug 2026
Decision level
Neighbourhood Development Manager
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 27 days from validation, 29 days faster than Reigate's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 75% of changes of use here are.

74%decided within 8 weeks
75%approved
61decided 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 10 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
SCCRef-2026-0105
Consultation
15 Jul 2026
Comments by
29 Jul 2026
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