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Dovenby Hall 271 Balcombe Road Horley Surrey RH6 9UU

Granted Reigate and Banstead 24/00620/CU Change of Use

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Changing the use from Class E to Class F1 to establish a specialised school for students with special educational needs (SEN). This application solely pertains to change of use, with no alterations planned for the building. As amended on 12/08/2024

As published by the council, reference 24/00620/CU

Application record

Reference
24/00620/CU
Type
Change of Use
Status
Decided (Approved)
Decision
Granted As published: Approved with Conditions
Received
3 May 2024
Validated
3 May 2024
Decided
24 Sep 2024
Ward
Horley Central And South
Parish
Horley Town Council
Decision by
Neighbourhood Development Manager
Postcode
RH6 9UU

Site history

Applications at this address on the Reigate and Banstead register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/00086/S73 Granted

    Dovenby Hall 271 Balcombe Road Horley Surrey RH6 9UU

    Changing the use from Class E to Class F1 to establish a specialised school for students with special educational needs (SEN). This application solely pertains to change of use, with no alterations planned for the building. Removal of condition 7 and variation of condition 8 of permission 24/00620/CU to change the capacity from 50 students to 70.

    Decided 17 Apr 2026 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 May 2024

    Received by Reigate and Banstead

  2. 24 Sep 2024

    Decision issued: Approved with Conditions

  3. 30 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 26/00086/S73 Granted

    Dovenby Hall 271 Balcombe Road Horley Surrey RH6 9UU

    Changing the use from Class E to Class F1 to establish a specialised school for students with special educational needs (SEN). This application solely pertains to change of use, with no alterations planned for the building. Removal of condition 7 and variation of condition 8 of permission 24/00620/CU to change the capacity from 50 students to 70.

    Decided 17 Apr 2026 Amendments

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

19 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Reigate and Banstead granted permission on 24 September 2024, 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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    26/00086/S73 Submitted 12 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    Changing the use from Class E to Class F1 to establish a specialised school for students with special educational needs (SEN). This application solely pertains to change of use, with no alterations planned for the building. Removal of condition 7 and variation of condition 8 of permission 24/00620/CU to change the capacity from 50 students to 70.

    Granted Amendments 14 docs
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