Planning application
Sparkle Laundrette 50 Nutfield Road Merstham Surrey RH1 3EP
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.
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25/01683/PAP3MA Refused
Sparkle Laundrette 50 Nutfield Road Merstham Surrey RH1 3EP
Prior approval for change of use to dwellinghouse
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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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30 Sep 2025
Received by Reigate and Banstead
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24 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Refused
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10 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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