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Sparkle Laundrette 50 Nutfield Road Merstham Surrey RH1 3EP

Refused Reigate and Banstead 25/01684/CU Change of Use

Works: Windows or glazing

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change of use to Use Class E (Commercial), replacement shopfront and new stepped and ramped access to front.

As published by the council, reference 25/01684/CU

Application record

Reference
25/01684/CU
Type
Change of Use
Status
Decided (Refused)
Decision
Refused
Received
30 Sep 2025
Validated
30 Sep 2025
Decided
24 Nov 2025
Ward
Hooley, Merstham And Netherne
Decision by
Head of Places and Planning
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.

  • 25/01683/PAP3MA Refused

    Sparkle Laundrette 50 Nutfield Road Merstham Surrey RH1 3EP

    Prior approval for change of use to dwellinghouse

    Decided 6 Nov 2025 Prior approval
  • 23/02590/PAP3MA Refused

    Sparkle Laundrette 50 Nutfield Road Merstham Surrey RH1 3EP

    Change of use to dwellinghouse. As amended on 14/02/2024

    Decided 29 Feb 2024 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Sep 2025

    Received by Reigate and Banstead

  2. 24 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Appeal: 25/01684/CU/AP (Appeal Allowed)

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Woodcote Estates Ltd Agent and applicant, a developer registered in Tadworth

Active · incorporated 2003 · Tadworth

10 applications on PlanIndex · 70% granted

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Documents

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12 documents on file for this application

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What 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.

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