Planning application
Vape Escape Lounge 44 High Street Horley Surrey RH6 7BB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of the rear of the existing commercial premises to residential.
As published by the council, reference 25/01606/PAP3MA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01606/PAP3MA
- Type
- Prior Approval - Comm'l to Dwelling
- Status
- Decided (Approved)
- Decision
- Prior Approval Approved
- Received
- 9 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 9 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 28 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Horley Central And South
- Parish
- Horley Town Council
- Decision by
- Neighbourhood Development Manager
- Postcode
- RH6 7BB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Reigate and Banstead register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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25/01606/DET05 Awaiting decision
Vape Escape Lounge 44 High Street Horley Surrey RH6 7BB
Submission of e-bike cycle facilities details pursuant to condition 5 of permission 25/01606/PAP3MA. Change of use of the rear of the existing commercial premises to residential.
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25/01606/DET04 Awaiting decision
Vape Escape Lounge 44 High Street Horley Surrey RH6 7BB
Submission of noise and vibration attenuation and ventilation details pursuant to condition 4 of permission 25/01606/PAP3MA. Change of use of the rear of the existing commercial premises to residential.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Sep 2025
Received by Reigate and Banstead
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28 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Approved
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
2 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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25/01606/DET05 Awaiting decision
Vape Escape Lounge 44 High Street Horley Surrey RH6 7BB
Submission of e-bike cycle facilities details pursuant to condition 5 of permission 25/01606/PAP3MA. Change of use of the rear of the existing commercial premises to residential.
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25/01606/DET04 Awaiting decision
Vape Escape Lounge 44 High Street Horley Surrey RH6 7BB
Submission of noise and vibration attenuation and ventilation details pursuant to condition 4 of permission 25/01606/PAP3MA. Change of use of the rear of the existing commercial premises to residential.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
20 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 28 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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Vape Escape Lounge 44 High Street Horley Surrey RH6 7BB
94% historically approved · decision due ~6 Jul
Submission of noise and vibration attenuation and ventilation details pursuant to condition 4 of permission 25/01606/PAP3MA. Change of use of the rear of the existing commercial premises to residential.
Awaiting decision Conditions 2 docs -
38-40 High Street Horley Surrey RH6 7BB
Part second floor extension to create 2 residential units. As amended on 03/02/2026.
Granted Full applications Extension 15 docs -
Vape Escape Lounge 44 High Street Horley Surrey RH6 7BB
90% historically approved · decision due ~24 Jul
Submission of e-bike cycle facilities details pursuant to condition 5 of permission 25/01606/PAP3MA. Change of use of the rear of the existing commercial premises to residential.
Awaiting decision -
34 High Street Horley Surrey RH6 7BB
Submission of windows details pursuant to Condition 4 of permission 19/02166/F. Demolition of rear of existing building and erection of three storey rear extension for the provision of three x 2 bed flats and one x 1 bed flat.
Granted Conditions New dwelling Extension +2 6 docs -
34 High Street Horley Surrey RH6 7BB
Submission of fast charge socket details pursuant to Condition 11 of permission 19/02166/F. Demolition of rear of existing building and erection of three storey rear extension for the provision of three x 2 bed flats and one x 1 bed flat.
Granted Conditions New dwelling Extension +1 3 docs -
34 High Street Horley Surrey RH6 7BB
Submission of tiles details pursuant to Condition 3 of permission 19/02166/F. Demolition of rear of existing building and erection of three storey rear extension for the provision of three x 2 bed flats and one x 1 bed flat.
Granted Conditions New dwelling Extension +1 3 docs
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