The text on this page has been provided to NewmanFrancis by Raven Housing Trust and Carter Jonas.
Following the decision of Reigate & Banstead Borough Council to refuse Planning Application Ref: 22/02067/F (the ‘Application’) on 28th March 2024, Raven Housing Trust will be lodging an appeal (the ‘Appeal’) under Section 78 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
Proposed Development at: Former Merstham Library, Weldon Way, Merstham, Surrey (the ‘Site’).
Description of Development: “Demolition of existing building and redevelopment to provide 11 residential dwellings with associated amenity space, landscaping, car and cycle parking. As amended 19/10/2023, 30/10/2023, 01/11/2023, 23/11/2023, 20/12/2023, 23/01/2024 and on 04/03/2024”.
Proposed Modification: The Appellant will be submitting substituted plans to show a minor amendment to the red line boundary of the Site. The area of land to be removed from the red line boundary is under the ownership of a third party and is not required to facilitate the development. In addition, the Appellant will be submitting revised highways plans to demonstrate how access can be achieved without the third-party land being included within the Site. Aside from the amendment to the red line boundary and access, the rest of the proposed development remains unchanged from the Application which was refused.
The below extracts from the Proposed Site Plans highlight the amendment to the red line boundary of the Site.
Extract from the Proposed Site Plan Under Application Ref: 22/02067/F
Extract from the Amended Proposed Site Plan with area of land under the ownership of third-party removed.
The following amended plans will be submitted by Raven Housing Trust as part of the Appeal, and it will be at the discretion of the Planning Inspectorate as to whether the amendments are considered acceptable.
| Drawing Name | Author | Application Plan Ref | Amended Plan Ref To Be Submitted With Appeal |
| Location Plan | Ethos Design + Architecture / ADP | AL (10) X S 01.2 01 | AL (10) X S 01.2 02
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| Existing Block Plan | Ethos Design + Architecture / ADP | AL (10) X S 02 | AL (10) X S02 01 |
| Proposed Site Plan | Ethos Design + Architecture / ADP | AL (10) X- GF 02 03 | AL (10) X- GF 02 04
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| Roof Plan | Ethos Design + Architecture / ADP | ADP-XX-ZZ-DR A-0002 01 | ADP-XX-ZZ-DR A-0002 02 |
| Site Sections | Ethos Design + Architecture / ADP | ADP-XX-ZZ-DR A-0020 01 | ADP-XX-ZZ-DR A-0020 02
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| Swept Path Analysis – Access from the North | Sweco | 204233-SWE-XX-00-DR-Y-0001 P10 | 204233-SWE-XX-00-DR-Y-0001 P12 |
| Swept Path Analysis – Access from the South | Sweco | 204233-SWE-XX-00-DR-Y-0003 P05 | 204233-SWE-XX-00-DR-Y-0003 P07 |
| Visibility Splays and Pedestrian Intervisibility Zones at Site Access | Sweco | 204233-SWE-XX-00-DR-Y-0004 P03 | 204233-SWE-XX-00-DR-Y-0004 P05 |
The amended plans can be downloaded by following the below links:
http://newmanfrancis.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/220725-AL-10-X-S-03-Block-Plan16013366.1.pdf
http://newmanfrancis.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/27074-A-0002-Roof-Plan-Proposed.pdf
http://newmanfrancis.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/27074-AL-10-X-GF-02_rev-4-Site-layout.pdf
http://newmanfrancis.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/204233-SWE-XX-00-DR-Y-0001-P1216013372.1.pdf
http://newmanfrancis.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/204233-SWE-XX-00-DR-Y-0003-P0716013373.1.pdf
http://newmanfrancis.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/220725_AL-10-X-S-02-Location-plan16013368.1.pdf
http://newmanfrancis.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/204233-SWE-XX-00-DR-Y-0004-P05.pdf
Hard copies of the plans are available on request by emailing: merstham@newmanfrancis.org or by calling: Landline 020 8536 1436 or Freephone 0800 644 6040.
Comments on Amended Plans: Comments on the plans should be emailed to the below email address or sent by post to the below address by 3rd September 2024.
Email: merstham@newmanfrancis.org
Post Address: C/o Development Team, Raven Housing Trust, Raven House 29 Linkfield Lane, Redhill RH1 1SS.
Comments on the plans will be taken into account by the Planning Inspectorate in the determination of the Appeal. The comments received will be forwarded to the Planning Inspectorate and copied to Reigate & Banstead Borough Council as Local Planning Authority. Comments received will be in the public domain and may be referred to in the Appeal.
Please note that this process is separate to, and does not replace, the notification process that Reigate & Banstead Borough Council must undertake within one week of the start date of the Appeal.
