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Reigate HMO Rule Backed: Permission Needed From July 2027
Small house shares across Reigate and Banstead will need planning permission from 30 July 2027. 13 councillors backed it, and 38 of 50 consultation replies agreed.
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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.
House prices
Reigate House Prices Up 0.3% to £485,856; Rent £1,652
The average Reigate & Banstead home sold for £485,856 in August, and July's fall has been revised away. Rents average £1,652 a month, up 3.2% on a year.
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
Horley Car Park to Be Sold, Redhill's Studied for Homes
Horley's 86-space High Street car park goes to open market sale; Redhill's 285-space Gloucester Road car park gets a study for council-owned affordable homes.
Redhill
Redhill Aerodrome: 50% Back Homes Plan, 34.6% Oppose
Half of online respondents backed 2,250 homes at Redhill Aerodrome and 34.6% opposed. Around 600 email and paper responses are still to be counted.
Planning
Kingswood Legal & General: 299 Homes Approved
Councillors granted the derelict Legal & General site 299 homes on 9 September. The legal agreement must be signed by 29 January 2027 or permission is refused.
Planning
Kingswood L&G Site: 299 Homes, No Affordable Housing
Officers back 299 homes and a health club at the derelict Legal & General HQ in Kingswood, with no affordable housing at all. Councillors decide on Wednesday.
Redhill
Redhill Aerodrome: the 2,250-Home Green Belt Plan
Tandridge wants 2,250 homes, two schools and a health facility on the 236-hectare airfield east of Redhill. What the documents say, and what the site scored.
Housing
Reigate House Prices Up 0.4% While Surrey's Fell 1.2%
The average Reigate & Banstead home sold for £480,481 in June. It was one of only five Surrey districts out of 11 where prices rose over the year. Next-door Tandridge fell 5.6%.
Redhill
Reigate & Banstead HMO Article 4: Say by 24 September
Small house shares would need planning permission from 30 July 2027. Licensed 5 to 6 person HMOs here are up 400% since 2019. Comments close 24 September.