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31 Park Avenue, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 6AH

Awaiting decision Tandridge 2026/1212 Lawful Development Certificate (LDC)

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Proposal

Erection of an outbuilding for use as a home office/garden room (Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed))

As published by the council, reference 2026/1212

Application record

Reference
2026/1212
Type
Lawful Development Certificate (LDC)
Status
Awaiting a Decision
Received
24 Sep 2026
Validated
24 Sep 2026
Ward
Portley and Queens Park
Parish
Caterham-on-the-Hill
Postcode
CR3 6AH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Sep 2026

    Received by Tandridge

  2. 1 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 19 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Tandridge took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

Documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Tandridge for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Tandridge decided lawful development applications in a median of 54 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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