Planning application
125 Commonwealth Road, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 6LU
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate (existing) The property is being used as a HMO Class C4
As published by the council, reference 2026/198
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/198
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate (LDC)
- Status
- Decision Determined
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 5 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 5 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 30 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Valley
- Parish
- Caterham Valley
- Postcode
- CR3 6LU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tandridge register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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2026/662 Awaiting decision
125 Commonwealth Road, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 6LU
Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) The property is being used as a HMO Class C4
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Mar 2026
Received by Tandridge
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30 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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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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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Tandridge refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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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