Planning application
Sparkle Laundrette 50 Nutfield Road Merstham Surrey RH1 3EP
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Prior approval for change of use to dwellinghouse
As published by the council, reference 25/01683/PAP3MA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01683/PAP3MA
- Type
- Prior Approval - Comm'l to Dwelling
- Status
- Decided (Refused)
- Decision
- Prior Approval Refused
- Received
- 18 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 18 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 6 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Hooley, Merstham And Netherne
- Decision by
- Neighbourhood Development Manager
- Postcode
- RH1 3EP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Reigate and Banstead register
This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 0 approved, 3 refused.
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25/01684/CU Refused
Sparkle Laundrette 50 Nutfield Road Merstham Surrey RH1 3EP
Change of use to Use Class E (Commercial), replacement shopfront and new stepped and ramped access to front.
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23/02590/PAP3MA Refused
Sparkle Laundrette 50 Nutfield Road Merstham Surrey RH1 3EP
Change of use to dwellinghouse. As amended on 14/02/2024
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Sep 2025
Received by Reigate and Banstead
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6 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Reigate and Banstead refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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AES Electrics 54 Nutfield Road Merstham Surrey RH1 3EP
Change of use of the ground floor unit from existing commercial use under Class E to a single dwellinghouse (Class C3)
Granted Prior approval 12 docsDomestic -
AES Electrics 54 Nutfield Road Merstham Surrey RH1 3EP
Submission of asbestos details pursuant to condition 4 of permission 23/00511/F. Demolition of the existing outbuilding, replacement of the existing shopfront and installation of 2no rear windows and 1no side window to the existing building
Granted Conditions Demolition Windows or glazing 6 docs -
AES Electrics 54 Nutfield Road Merstham Surrey RH1 3EP
Submission of environmental desktop study report details pursuant to condition 5 of permission 23/00511/F. Demolition of the existing outbuilding, replacement of the existing shopfront and installation of 2no rear windows and 1no side window to the existing building.
Granted Conditions Demolition Windows or glazing 7 docs -
AES Electrics 54 Nutfield Road Merstham Surrey RH1 3EP
Submission of contaminated land site investigation proposal details pursuant to condition 6 of permission 23/00511/F. Demolition of the existing outbuilding, replacement of the existing shopfront and installation of 2no rear windows and 1no side window to the existing building.
Granted Conditions Demolition Windows or glazing 7 docs -
Village Coffee Shop 44 Nutfield Road Merstham Surrey RH1 3EP
Submission of asbestos survey details pursuant to condition 4 of permission 22/02260/PAP3MA. Change of use of the ground floor unit from existing commercial use under Class E to a single dwellinghouse (Class C3)
Granted Conditions 8 docsDomestic -
42-56 Nutfield Road Merstham Surrey RH1 3EP
Submission of asbestos details pursuant to condition 4 of permission 23/01914/F. Proposed regeneration works to 42 - 56 Nutfield Road supporting proposals to convert ground floor commercial spaces of 42 - 48, 54 and 56 to residential under permitted development comprising alterations to external openings, replacement of the existing external windows and doors, replacement of the existing shop fronts, landscaping to provide rear amenity spaces, external redecoration of the buildings and provision of new timber access gates.
Granted Conditions Windows or glazing 8 docs
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