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Dovenby Hall 271 Balcombe Road Horley Surrey RH6 9UU

Awaiting decision Reigate and Banstead 26/00086/S73 Section 73 Application

Relates to 24/00620/CU

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

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. Variation of condition 7 and 8 of permission 24/00620/CU. Remove condition 7 and 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
Registered
Received
12 Feb 2026
Validated
12 Feb 2026
Ward
Horley Central And South
Parish
Horley Town Council
Decision by
Neighbourhood Development Manager
Postcode
RH6 9UU

Site history

Applications at this address on the Reigate and Banstead register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 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

    Decided 24 Sep 2024 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Feb 2026

    Received by Reigate and Banstead

  2. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 9 April 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Reigate and Banstead took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • 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

    Decided 24 Sep 2024 Full applications

Documents

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

9 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

Trade members open them from here.

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Reigate and Banstead for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Reigate and Banstead decided amendment applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About amendment applications

An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • Dovenby Hall 271 Balcombe Road Horley Surrey RH6 9UU

    24/00620/CU Submitted 3 May 2024 0m away

    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

    Granted Full applications 19 docs
  • Meadowcroft House 182 Balcombe Road Horley Surrey RH6 9ER

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  • 247 Balcombe Road Horley Surrey RH6 9EF

    25/01869/HHOLD Submitted 31 Oct 2025 253m away

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