Planning application
Cornwalls The Cottage Brighton Road Lower Kingswood Surrey KT20 6SY
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval application pursuant to Schedule 2, Part 3, Paragraph MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for the Change of Use from Class E (commercial) to Class C3 (residential).
As published by the council, reference 25/01800/PAP3MA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01800/PAP3MA
- Type
- Prior Approval - Comm'l to Dwelling
- Status
- Decided (Prior Approval Not Required)
- Decision
- Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 15 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 15 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 3 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Lower Kingswood Tadworth And Walton
- Decision by
- Neighbourhood Development Manager
- Postcode
- KT20 6SY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Oct 2025
Received by Reigate and Banstead
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3 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Reigate and Banstead granted permission on 3 December 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.
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