Planning application
Hop Garden Cottage, Leigh Place Lane, Godstone, Surrey, RH9 8BN
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Erection of a domestic outbuilding and use of land as garden. (Certificate of lawfulness for existing use or development)
As published by the council, reference 2025/831
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/831
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate (LDC)
- Status
- Decision Determined
- Decision
- Planning permission is not required
- Received
- 14 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 14 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 6 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Lingfield, Crowhurst & Tandridge
- Parish
- Tandridge
- Postcode
- RH9 8BN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tandridge register
This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2025/1414 Granted
Hop Garden Cottage, Leigh Place Lane, Godstone, Surrey, RH9 8BN
REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING OUTBUILDING AND THE FORMATION OF OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOL
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2021/936 Granted
Hop Garden Cottage, Leigh Place Lane, Godstone, Surrey, RH9 8BN
Erection of 3 bay garage with habitable accommodation over.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Aug 2025
Received by Tandridge
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6 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Planning permission is not required
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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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About lawful development applications
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Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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Hop Garden Cottage, Leigh Place Lane, Godstone, Surrey, RH9 8BN
REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING OUTBUILDING AND THE FORMATION OF OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOL
Granted HouseholderSmall domestic -
Hop Garden Cottage, Leigh Place Lane, Godstone, Surrey, RH9 8BN
Erection of 3 bay garage with habitable accommodation over.
Granted Householder 10 docsDomestic -
Hopgarden Field, Eastbourne Road,, RH9 8EH
Erection of agricultural building (Notification of Agricultural Permitted Development)
Refused Prior approval 6 docs -
Leigh Mill House, Eastbourne Road, Godstone, Surrey, RH9 8EH
Installation of solar thermal panels on 'pool house' roof and photovoltaic panels on applicant's land. (Listed Building in Green Belt)
Granted Full applications 36 docs -
Leigh Mill House, Eastbourne Road, Godstone, Surrey, RH9 8EH
1) - Sweet Chestnut - northern side of tennis court - Lateral Crown Reduction. Reducing the spread of the southwestern aspect by 2-2.5 metres. All pruning cuts shall be made to suitable secondary growth points and shall maintain a stable platform for the expected regrowth - 18x10m down to 18x7.5m 2) - Birch group - Northern side of tennis court - Lateral Crown Reduction. Reducing the spread of the southwestern aspect by 2-2.5 metres. All pruning cuts shall be made to suitable secondary growth points and shall maintain a stable platform for the expected regrowth - 14x11m down to 14x8.5m 3) - Sweet Chestnut - northern side of tennis court in the corner - Lateral Crown Reduction. Reducing the spread of the southwestern aspect by 2-2.5 metres. All pruning cuts shall be made to suitable secondary growth points and shall maintain a stable platform for the expected regrowth - 16x10m down to 16x7.5m 4) - Cypress - eastern side of tennis court - Carefully climb and dismantle to as close to ground level as possible - 14x8m out completely 5) - Sycamore x 3 - southern side of tennis court - Carefully climb and dismantle to as close to ground level as possible - 18x16m tree group. Out completely All works are to prevent further damage to the tennis court playing surface
Granted Trees -
Leigh Mill House, Eastbourne Road, Godstone, Surrey, RH9 8EH
1) - Sweet Chestnut - Reduce the north western limb by up to 6m and crown lift to provide 6m clearance from ground level 22x14m down to 22x8m 2) - Sweet Chestnut - Reduce the north western canopy by up to 2m and remove the large broken hanging branch 22x12m down to 22x10m Item 1 has a 2 metre vertical seem on the large NW limb approximately 4 metres from union. Works to balance and preserve both trees
Granted Trees
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2026/795 Granted
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