Reigate council news
Reigate council news, newest first: decisions, budgets, council tax, bins and services, each linked to the council's own papers.
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Reigate Priory Junior School Move: £31m Contract Cleared
The new council-in-waiting cleared the £31m contract to move Reigate Priory Junior School to Woodhatch Place. Building is due to start in August 2027.
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Council
East Surrey Council Launch Still Rated Red, Five Months Out
The programme to set up East Surrey Council next April is still rated red, and its top officers may not be in post by the 31 December legal deadline.
Horley
Horley Car Park Sale Sent Back to Executive by Councillors
Councillors voted 7 to 5 on 21 October to send the Horley High Street car park sale back to the Executive, asking it to weigh the officers' preferred option.
Council tax
Reigate Council Tax Reduction: 110 Homes Would Get Less
Of 3,093 Reigate & Banstead households on Council Tax Reduction, 110 would get less under East Surrey's draft scheme and 89 more. Have your say by 3 December.
Council
Reigate & Banstead Grants: Up to £20,000, Apply by 2 Nov
Local charities, clubs and parish councils can bid for £3,000 to £20,000 to improve halls, huts and pavilions. £200,000 is on offer; the deadline is 2 November.
Reigate
Reigate Council Leader Survives on Mayor's Casting Vote
Cllr Richard Biggs stays leader of Reigate and Banstead council after a 21-21 tie on 1 October. The Mayor's casting vote decided it, 22 to 21.
Horley
Horley High Street Car Park to Be Sold on Open Market
Horley's 86-space High Street car park is to be marketed for sale to the highest bidder, the option the council's own officers advised against.
Redhill
Harlequin Redhill: No Reopening Date, Price Due 30 October
The council cannot give a reopening date for Redhill's Harlequin, shut since 2023. The builder's final price is due 30 October, with work from late November.
Reigate
Reigate No Confidence Vote: Leader Kept by 22 Votes to 21
The no confidence motion in Reigate council leader Richard Biggs tied 21-21 on 1 October; the Mayor's casting vote kept him. What the motion said and the numbers.
Council
Reigate Council This Week: No Confidence Vote, 35 Homes
Planning Committee on 30 September decides 35 homes in Merstham and a 64-bed Banstead care home; full council on 1 October votes on the leader.
Horley
Horley Town Council Unveils Offices After £305,873 Grant
Horley Town Council's extended offices were unveiled on 18 September, paid for by a £305,873 developer-levy grant, with solar panels and a new kitchen.
Council
Reigate, Redhill and Banstead Get Town Councils in 2027
Three new councils for Reigate, Redhill and Banstead were approved on 14 September. They start on 1 April 2027 and could add £15 to £30 a year to Band D bills.
Council
East Surrey Council HQ Will Be Woodhatch Place, Reigate
Woodhatch Place in Reigate beat Esher's civic centre to be East Surrey Council's HQ from April 2027, despite £2.75m running costs, over double Esher's £1.1m.
Planning
Reigate Planning: No Call-In Under 10 Homes From 31 Oct
From 31 October, officers must decide every Reigate & Banstead application under 10 homes, whatever the objections. The committee also drops to 13 members.
Council
East Surrey Council: Who Runs What From April 2027
Waste contracts and the coroner would be run from West Surrey under the service split going to scrutiny on Wednesday. Bin crews and library counters stay east.
Reigate
Reigate Dog Rules Review: Every Banned Park, £80 Fines
The borough is reviewing its dog control orders until 27 September. The £80 fine, the four-dog limit, and every park where dogs are banned or must be on a lead.
Reigate
The Cage Reigate: Noise Notice Appeal Ends 25 August
The Cage has until 25 August to appeal the noise abatement notice served on 5 August. What the notice actually says, and why its music licence could not stop it.
Redhill
Redhill chewing gum clean-up: £12,141 grant, work this month
A £12,141.86 Chewing Gum Task Force grant pays for a deep clean of Redhill's pedestrian shopping streets this month, then Bin Your Gum signs on lampposts.
Bins
Reigate Christmas Bin Collections 2026: Dates Due Early Dec
Reigate & Banstead has not yet published its Christmas 2026 bin dates. Last year every collection moved one to three days, with Saturday catch-up rounds.