Planning application
24-26 High Street, Caterham, CR3 5UA
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of self-contained office floorspace (Use Class E) situated at ground floor level of the above premises to residential (Use Class C3) consisting of 2 x 1 bed studio apartments. ( Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) in accordance with Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA)
As published by the council, reference 2025/1069/NC
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/1069/NC
- Type
- Full planning
- Status
- Decision Determined
- Decision
- Prior approval required and given
- Received
- 25 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 25 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 19 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Portley and Queens Park
- Parish
- Caterham-on-the-Hill
- Postcode
- CR3 5UA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Sep 2025
Received by Tandridge
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19 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Prior approval required and given
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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Tandridge granted permission on 19 November 2025, 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.
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