Planning application
31 Hillside Close Banstead Surrey SM7 1ET
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Conversion of existing loft space into a new bedroom.
As published by the council, reference 25/01510/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01510/CLE
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing Use)
- Status
- Decided (Approved)
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 22 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 22 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 17 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Nork
- Decision by
- Principal Planning Officer
- Postcode
- SM7 1ET
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Aug 2025
Received by Reigate and Banstead
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17 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Approved
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Reigate and Banstead granted permission on 17 October 2025, 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.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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