Planning application
17 Elgin Crescent, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 6ND
Works: Extension Demolition Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
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
As published by the council, reference 2025/1491
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/1491
- Type
- Removal/variation of conditions
- Status
- Decision Determined
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 8 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 8 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 5 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Valley
- Parish
- Caterham Valley
- Postcode
- CR3 6ND
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Jan 2026
Received by Tandridge
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5 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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11 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
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2 Elgin Crescent, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 6ND
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