Planning application
37 Dundrey Crescent Merstham Surrey RH1 3NY
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate re: use of a dwelling as a children's home for up to two children, with a manager, deputy and two carers who will stay overnight, working on a rota basis would not constitute a material change of use.
As published by the council, reference 26/00318/CLP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00318/CLP
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed Use)
- Status
- Decided (Permitted Development)
- Decision
- Permitted Development
- Received
- 4 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 4 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 29 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Hooley, Merstham And Netherne
- Decision by
- Principal Planning Officer
- Postcode
- RH1 3NY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Mar 2026
Received by Reigate and Banstead
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29 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Permitted Development
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 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.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Reigate and Banstead granted permission on 29 April 2026, 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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