Planning application
Dovenby Hall 271 Balcombe Road Horley Surrey RH6 9UU
Relates to 24/00620/CU
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Changing the use from Class E to Class F1 to establish a specialised school for students with special educational needs (SEN). This application solely pertains to change of use, with no alterations planned for the building. Removal of condition 7 and variation of condition 8 of permission 24/00620/CU to change the capacity from 50 students to 70.
As published by the council, reference 26/00086/S73
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00086/S73
- Type
- Section 73 Application
- Status
- Decided (Approved)
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved with Conditions
- Received
- 12 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 12 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 17 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Horley Central And South
- Parish
- Horley Town Council
- Decision by
- Principal Planning Officer
- Postcode
- RH6 9UU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Reigate and Banstead register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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24/00620/CU Granted
Dovenby Hall 271 Balcombe Road Horley Surrey RH6 9UU
Changing the use from Class E to Class F1 to establish a specialised school for students with special educational needs (SEN). This application solely pertains to change of use, with no alterations planned for the building. As amended on 12/08/2024
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Feb 2026
Received by Reigate and Banstead
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17 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Approved with Conditions
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
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24/00620/CU Granted
Dovenby Hall 271 Balcombe Road Horley Surrey RH6 9UU
Changing the use from Class E to Class F1 to establish a specialised school for students with special educational needs (SEN). This application solely pertains to change of use, with no alterations planned for the building. As amended on 12/08/2024
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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