Planning application
31 Park Avenue, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 6AH
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
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
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24 Sep 2026
Received by Tandridge
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1 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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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Open the documentsWhat 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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