Planning drawings in Reigate and Banstead, £895 fixed

What is the householder approval rate in Reigate and Banstead?

Reigate and Banstead Borough Council granted 543 of 581 householder decisions (93.5%) from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026, counting householder planning applications and larger home extension prior approvals together. Across London the same measure was 85.8% (20,556 of 23,967). Source: MHCLG live table PS2, district planning application statistics, 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026. See the other Surrey councils on the Surrey planning page.

What does Reigate and Banstead Borough Council need to validate an application?

• A block plan at 1:200 or 1:500 showing the trees on the site and next door, the extent and type of hard surfacing, and the type and height of boundary walls and fences. (source)
• Street scene drawings at 1:100 or 1:200 where the ridge height changes, showing the height and outline of the neighbouring houses, their windows and doors, and written dimensions for the gaps between buildings. (source)
• In the Green Belt, details of the existing and proposed footprint, floorspace and volume. (source)
• Certificate B, with notice served on the adjoining neighbour, where an extension ties into an attached house; and on Surrey County Council where a new vehicle crossover adjoins the highway. (source)
• Ecology surveys where protected species may be affected, for example by roof enlargements or the loss of trees, starting with a preliminary ecological appraisal. (source)
• A heritage statement for work to a listed building or a building in a conservation area, and a CIL form with every householder application. (source)

Article 4 directions in Reigate and Banstead

An Article 4 direction removes permitted development rights, so work that needs no application elsewhere needs one here. Check yours with the permitted development checker.

• Most conservation areas. The council says Article 4 directions have been served on most conservation areas in the borough, controlling external changes to houses such as replacement windows. (source)
• Town and local centres (commercial to residential). In force since 13 February 2026: removes the Class M and MA rights to turn ground-floor commercial units into homes in Banstead, Horley, Redhill and Reigate town centres and its local centres. It does not affect extensions. (source)
• Houses in multiple occupation (proposed, borough-wide). Notified on 30 July 2026, with consultation to 24 September 2026. If confirmed it would come into force on 30 July 2027, so turning a house into a small HMO would need permission. (source)

The national planning data register records 19 conservation areas in the borough, including Reigate Town Centre, Banstead, Kingswood, Walton on the Hill, Merstham Village and Wray Common. (source)

How long does a planning decision take in Reigate and Banstead?

Eight weeks is the statutory period for a householder application. Of the 458 householder planning applications Reigate and Banstead decided from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026, excluding prior approvals, 438 (95.6%) were decided within eight weeks.

• From 1 April 2026, written householder pre-application advice costs £114, and a meeting with written advice £171; a case officer site visit is £114 extra. (source)
• Officers decide about 90% of applications; the 10% that go to Planning Committee are generally larger schemes such as new housing estates. (source)

Design guidance: Householder Extensions and Alterations SPG (March 2004). Single-storey rear extensions along a boundary deeper than 3m for a terraced house, 3.3m for a semi-detached and 3.5m for a detached house are likely to be unacceptable; it also sets a 45-degree test for overshadowing.

Other local costs and documents in Reigate and Banstead

• The council has started a new Local Plan to 2044, with a scoping consultation open until 5pm on 26 October 2026; once adopted it will replace the 2014 Core Strategy and the 2019 Development Management Plan. (source)
• Alongside the 2004 householder guidance, the council lists a Local Character and Distinctiveness Design Guide SPD (2021) and a Climate Change and Sustainable Construction SPD (2021). (source)

Planning and building regulations drawings in Reigate and Banstead

The same published prices apply in Reigate and Banstead as everywhere we work.

• planning permission drawings in Reigate and Banstead: £895, survey to submission, with the council fee paid separately.
• building regulations drawings: £795, drawn to the Approved Documents once planning is settled.
• loft conversion drawings: volume limits, dormers and the building regulations a loft conversion triggers.

Where your work is permitted development, a certificate of lawfulness starts at £950. Not sure which applies? Read do I need planning permission? first.

Neighbouring councils

Reigate and Banstead shares a boundary with five council areas where we publish the same council data. Each has its own approval rate, validation checklist and Article 4 areas, so check which council your address falls under before relying on any one page.

Council facts checked 14 October 2026.