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2 Elgin Crescent, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 6ND

Granted Tandridge 2020/2301 Lawful Development Certificate (LDC)

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Erection of Outbuilding/Summer House (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development.)

As published by the council, reference 2020/2301

Application record

Reference
2020/2301
Type
Lawful Development Certificate (LDC)
Status
Decision Determined
Decision
Approved
Received
29 Dec 2020
Validated
18 Jan 2021
Decided
12 Mar 2021
Ward
Valley
Parish
Caterham Valley
Postcode
CR3 6ND

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tandridge register

This site has had 8 applications since 2019: 5 approved, 2 refused.

  • 2026/756/TPO Granted

    2 Elgin Crescent, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 6ND

    T1) - Common Lime - To reduce height by 4m, and laterally round to previous reduction points.

    Decided 4 Aug 2026 Trees
  • 2026/502/TPO Split decision

    2 Elgin Crescent, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 6ND

    Please refer to photos provided: T1) Common Lime - Fell due to over dominance of the locale. Heavy leaf littering making road and footpaths slippery. Blocked gutters and loss of light to the property. Owner is willing to re-plant. T2-T3) Common Lime group - Reduce height by 4m and re-pollard lateral growth points. Due to over domination of the rear garden and heaving shading to the house below.

    Decided 16 Jun 2026 Trees
  • 2020/1897 Refused

    2 Elgin Crescent, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 6ND

    Erection of detached garden outbuilding and open gazebo with pitched roof in rear garden. (Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed Use or Development).

    Decided 23 Dec 2020 Lawful development
  • 2020/1076/Cond1 Granted

    2 Elgin Crescent, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 6ND

    Details pursuant to the discharge of Condition 4 (Tree Protection Plan and Report) of planning permission ref:2020/1076 dated 25th August 2020 (Demolition of detached garage. Erection of roof extension involving raising ridge height to provide habitable accommodation at first floor level, erection of two storey at the front and erection of single storey rear extension and attached garage with balustrade over and steps. Alterations and installation of fenestration and erection of chimney.)

    Decided 7 Dec 2020 Conditions
  • 2020/1076 Granted

    2 Elgin Crescent, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 6ND

    Demolition of detached garage. Erection of roof extension involving raising ridge height to provide habitable accommodation at first floor level, erection of two storey front, side extension and erection of single storey rear extension and attached garage with balustrade over and steps. Alterations and installation of fenestration and erection of chimney.

    Decided 25 Aug 2020 Householder
  • 2020/704/TPO Granted

    2 Elgin Crescent, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 6ND

    G1- Lime tree. Reduce laterally by 2m and height by 4m. Due to over dominance and excessive shading in the garden. T2. Common Lime. Fell to ground level. Small, struggling tree being out-competed by G1. T3. Common Lime. Reduce by 2m laterally and 4m in height due to excessive shading. T4. Common Beech. Reduce lateral branches over the house by 2-3m and reduce height by 3m. Due to excessive crown weight over the building..

    Decided 28 May 2020 Trees
  • 2019/2239 Refused

    2 Elgin Crescent, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 6ND

    Demolition of detached garage. Erection of roof extension involving raising ridge height to provide habitable accommodation at first floor level, erection of two storey front and side extension and detached garage. Alterations and installation of fenestration and erection of chimney.

    Decided 5 May 2020 Householder

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Dec 2020

    Received by Tandridge

  2. 18 Jan 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 12 Mar 2021

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 2 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

12 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Tandridge granted permission on 12 March 2021, 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.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • 2 Elgin Crescent, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 6ND

    2026/502/TPO Submitted 28 Apr 2026 0m away

    Please refer to photos provided: T1) Common Lime - Fell due to over dominance of the locale. Heavy leaf littering making road and footpaths slippery. Blocked gutters and loss of light to the property. Owner is willing to re-plant. T2-T3) Common Lime group - Reduce height by 4m and re-pollard lateral growth points. Due to over domination of the rear garden and heaving shading to the house below.

    Split decision Trees
  • 9 Elgin Crescent, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 6ND

    2021/390 Submitted 8 Mar 2021 0m away

    Demolition of existing single garage and erection of new double garage.

    Granted Householder Demolition 8 docs
    Domestic
  • 2 Elgin Crescent, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 6ND

    2020/1897 Submitted 22 Oct 2020 0m away

    Erection of detached garden outbuilding and open gazebo with pitched roof in rear garden. (Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed Use or Development).

    Refused Lawful development 9 docs
  • 9 Elgin Crescent, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 6ND

    2026/550 Submitted 1 Jun 2026 0m away

    Demolition of existing roof structure and erection of First Floor extension and new hip roof

    Granted Householder Extension Demolition
    Domestic
  • 2 Elgin Crescent, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 6ND

    2020/1076/Cond1 Submitted 21 Oct 2020 0m away

    Details pursuant to the discharge of Condition 4 (Tree Protection Plan and Report) of planning permission ref:2020/1076 dated 25th August 2020 (Demolition of detached garage. Erection of roof extension involving raising ridge height to provide habitable accommodation at first floor level, erection of two storey at the front and erection of single storey rear extension and attached garage with balustrade over and steps. Alterations and installation of fenestration and erection of chimney.)

    Granted Conditions Extension Roofing +3 6 docs
    Small domestic
  • 17 Elgin Crescent, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 6ND

    2025/1491 Submitted 8 Jan 2026 0m away

    Variation of Condition 2 (drawings) of planning permission ref: 2025/441 dated 25/07/2025 (Demolition of existing conservatory. Demolition and replacement of garage to rear of site. Removal of roof to form first floor extension with feature gables and erection of a single storey rear extension) to alter the design, external materials and the sizes of the extensions

    Refused Amendments Extension Demolition
    Small domestic

In Tandridge

  • 2026/1093 Decided

    588 Limpsfield Road, Warlingham, Surrey, CR6 9DS

    Demolition of existing garage and shed and construction of new garage/store, together with hardstanding.

    2 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/1005 Decided

    Hamme Lodge, Kings Mill Lane, South Nutfield, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 5NB

    Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) siting of a temporary static home

    28 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/985 Decided

    146 Banstead Road, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 5QF

    Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed)Conversion of garage to office/gym

    10 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/1092 Decided

    Friars Wood, 11 Wheeler Avenue, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 9LF

    Installation of roof-mounted solar photovoltaic panels to the roof slope of the dwellinghouse, projecting no more than 0.2m beyond the plane of the roof slope and no higher than the existing ridge, with inverter and cabling located internally.

    27 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/795 Granted

    Beech House, The Crescent, Felcourt, East Grinstead, Surrey, RH19 2LE

    Erection of rear dormer, three front roof lights, and removal of existing chimney stack in association with conversion of loft to habitable accommodation (Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing))

    8 Jul 2026 Lawful development