Reigate and Banstead Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council decided more than 2,200 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 9% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 56 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Reigate and Banstead Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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4 November 2026 · Approved
Kimberley Clark Europe Douglas House 40 London Road Reigate Surrey RH2 9QP · 26/01480/PAP3MA
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15 July 2026 · Approved
Kimberley Clark Europe Douglas House 40 London Road Reigate Surrey RH2 9QP · 26/00923/PAP3MA
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13 July 2026 · Approved
Change of use from Class E to C3 (16 units).
Crown House 2 - 8 Gloucester Road Redhill Surrey RH1 1FH · 26/00853/PAP3MA
Figures for Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 2,200 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 9%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 56 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 6%of more than 550 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 210 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 30%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 18plan adopted 2014 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Reigate and Banstead Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues of this appeal are: • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the appeal site and surrounding area; • the effect of the proposal on protected trees; and, • whether the proposal forms…”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; • whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with regard to communal outdoor space; • the…”
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“The main issues are; • Whether the proposed development represents inappropriate development for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) and development plan policy; • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of…”
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“The main issues raised in this case are: • Whether or not the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt; • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area; • The effect of the…”
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“The main issues are: the effect of the proposed development on the character of the area the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of surrounding occupiers, having particular regard to privacy and outlook, and whether the proposed…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.