Planning application
Walwood Lodge Soloms Court Road Banstead Surrey SM7 3QG
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Confirmation that a detached, single-storey timber outbuilding and its ongoing ancillary use as a home-based music studio and office are lawful, having existed and been in continuous use for more than four years without enforcement action. As amended on 07/11/2025.
As published by the council, reference 25/01831/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01831/CLE
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing Use)
- Status
- Decided (Approved)
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 23 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 23 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 17 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Banstead Village
- Decision by
- Neighbourhood Development Manager
- Postcode
- SM7 3QG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Oct 2025
Received by Reigate and Banstead
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17 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Approved
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Reigate and Banstead granted permission on 17 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 lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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