Policy information sourced from the Reigate & Banstead Local Plan - Development Management Plan

DES3: Residential Areas of Special Character

The following areas, as shown on the Policies Map, are designated as Residential Areas of Special Character (RASCs):

  • Horley: Meath Green Lane
  • Reigate: High Trees Road
  • Reigate: Alma Road and Alders Road
  • Reigate: Pilgrims Way and Beech Road
  • Reigate: Seale Road
  • Walton-on-the-Hill: Nursery Road and Hurst Drive
  • Chipstead: Walpole Avenue
  • Chipstead: Hollymead Road, Bouverie Road, Coulsdon Lane and How Lane
  • Chipstead: Court Hill
  • Kingswood: Copthill and Furze Hill
  • Kingswood: The Warren and The Glade
  • Kingswood: Alcocks Lane and Waterhouse Lane
  • Tadworth: Tadorne Road
  • Tadworth: The Avenue

Within RASCs, planning permission will be granted for residential development, including conversion, provided that:

  1. plot frontages and boundary treatments reflect the existing street context;
  2. buildings are individually designed, and the design of the buildings and landscape makes a positive contribution to the character of the area and promotes local distinctiveness;
  3. the height, depth, elevations, scale and massing of development respects the form of neighbouring buildings and the character of the RASC;
  4. the proposed development (including garages and other ancillary buildings) does not result in a harmful erosion of the spacing between buildings or lead to an over- dominance of the built form within the plot;
  5. existing tree cover, landscaping, green areas and vegetation are retained or replaced, and where possible enhanced, using appropriate species;
  6. soft and hard landscaping is sensitive to the plot, its setting and prevailing plot boundary characteristics;
  7. the proposal does not involve inappropriate sub-division of existing curtilages to a size below that prevailing in the area;
  8. sufficient off street parking is provided within the site and the layout of parking provision is not dominant within the site or otherwise harmful to the character of the locality; and
  9. provision for the storage and collection of refuse and recycling is of a sensitive design.

For more information please see the Reigate & Banstead Development Management Plan