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Heronswood Rockshaw Road Merstham Surrey RH1 3BZ

Refused Reigate and Banstead 25/02070/CLE Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing Use)

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

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use for the existing annex building, Little Heronswood, 'As Built' and its use as C3 residential by the occupiers

As published by the council, reference 25/02070/CLE

Application record

Reference
25/02070/CLE
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing Use)
Status
Decided (Refused)
Decision
Refused
Received
13 Nov 2025
Validated
13 Nov 2025
Decided
7 Jan 2026
Ward
Hooley, Merstham And Netherne
Decision by
Neighbourhood Development Manager
Postcode
RH1 3BZ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Nov 2025

    Received by Reigate and Banstead

  2. 7 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: 24/01299/CLE (Decided (Refused))

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Design House Consultancy Agent, a design practice

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

22 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.

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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