Planning application
Playground Merstham Recreation Ground Albury Road Merstham Surrey RH1 3LW
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
The regeneration of Merstham Recreation Ground, to include a new pavilion, play area, fitness facilities, access and wider communal amenity uses. As amended on 16/05/2022 and on 13/07/2022, 05/10/2022, 15/11/2022 and on 01/12/2022
As published by the council, reference 22/00685/F
Application record
- Reference
- 22/00685/F
- Type
- App by LA for implement'n by LA
- Status
- Decided (Approved)
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved with Conditions
- Received
- 1 Apr 2022
- Validated
- 1 Apr 2022
- Decided
- 30 May 2023
- Ward
- Hooley, Merstham And Netherne
- Decision by
- Planning Committee
- Postcode
- RH1 3LW
Site history
Applications at this address on the Reigate and Banstead register
This site has had 12 applications since 2022: 9 approved, 0 refused.
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22/00685/DET16 Awaiting decision
Playground Merstham Recreation Ground Albury Road Merstham Surrey RH1 3LW
Submission of drainage verification report details pursuant to condition 16 of permission 22/00685/F. The regeneration of Merstham Recreation Ground, to include a new pavilion, play area, fitness facilities, access and wider communal amenity uses. As amended on 29/06/2026
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22/00685/DET15 Granted
Playground Merstham Recreation Ground Albury Road Merstham Surrey RH1 3LW
Submission of surface water drainage scheme details pursuant to condition 15 of permission 22/00685/F. The regeneration of Merstham Recreation Ground, to include a new pavilion, play area, fitness facilities, access and wider communal amenity uses. As amended on 22/02/2024
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22/00685/DET10 Granted
Playground Merstham Recreation Ground Albury Road Merstham Surrey RH1 3LW
Submission of Sensitive Lighting Management Plan details pursuant to condition 10 of permission 22/00685/F. The regeneration of Merstham Recreation Ground, to include a new pavilion, play area, fitness facilities, access and wider communal amenity uses.
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22/00685/DET05A Granted
Playground Merstham Recreation Ground Albury Road Merstham Surrey RH1 3LW
Submission of access gates details pursuant to condition 5 of permission 22/00685/F. The regeneration of Merstham Recreation Ground, to include a new pavilion, play area, fitness facilities, access and wider communal amenity uses.
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22/00685/DET20 Granted
Playground Merstham Recreation Ground Albury Road Merstham Surrey RH1 3LW
Submission of waste management details pursuant to condition 20 of permission 22/00685/F. The regeneration of Merstham Recreation Ground, to include a new pavilion, play area, fitness facilities, access and wider communal amenity uses. As amended on 04/01/2024 and on 01/03/2024
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23/02118/S73 Granted
Playground Merstham Recreation Ground Albury Road Merstham Surrey RH1 3LW
The regeneration of Merstham Recreation Ground, to include a new pavilion, play area, fitness facilities, access and wider communal amenity uses. Removal of conditions 13 and 14 of permission 22/00685/F relating to the submission of details for Great Crested Newts.
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22/00685/DET07 Granted
Playground Merstham Recreation Ground Albury Road Merstham Surrey RH1 3LW
Submission of a tree protection plan pursuant to condition 7 of permission 22/00685/F. The regeneration of Merstham Recreation Ground, to include a new pavilion, play area, fitness facilities, access and wider communal amenity uses.
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22/00685/DET13 Withdrawn
Playground Merstham Recreation Ground Albury Road Merstham Surrey RH1 3LW
Submission of a great crested newt mitigation strategy pursuant to condition 13 of permission 22/00685/F. The regeneration of Merstham Recreation Ground, to include a new pavilion, play area, fitness facilities, access and wider communal amenity uses.
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22/00685/DET14 Withdrawn
Playground Merstham Recreation Ground Albury Road Merstham Surrey RH1 3LW
Submission of a great crested newt class size survey pursuant to condition 14 of permission 22/00685/F. The regeneration of Merstham Recreation Ground, to include a new pavilion, play area, fitness facilities, access and wider communal amenity uses.
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22/00685/DET11 Granted
Playground Merstham Recreation Ground Albury Road Merstham Surrey RH1 3LW
Submission of a landscape ecological management plan pursuant to condition 11 of permission 22/00685/F. The regeneration of Merstham Recreation Ground, to include a new pavilion, play area, fitness facilities, access and wider communal amenity uses.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Apr 2022
Received by Reigate and Banstead
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30 May 2023
Decision issued: Approved with Conditions
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11 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
207 documents on file for this application
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Reigate and Banstead granted permission on 30 May 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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