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

NHE5: Development within the Green Belt

Within land shown on the policies map designated as Metropolitan Green Belt:

  • Extensions or alterations to buildings in the Green Belt will be permitted where:
    • the host building is lawful and permanent
    • in the case of dwellings and ancillary buildings, the extensions would not result in accommodation readily capable of conversion into a separate dwelling(s)
    • the design respects the original form and appearance of the existing building and the character of the area; and
    • the extensions, in combination with any other additions, would not be disproportionate compared to the original building (being that as originally built, or as existed on 1 July 1948, whichever is later) taking account of:
      • The additional footprint and floor area created by the alteration(s).
      • The massing and bulk of the proposed alteration(s) and resultant building.
      • The height of the proposed alteration(s) and overall height of the resultant building.
      • The location, positioning and visual prominence of the proposed alteration(s).
  • Replacement buildings in the Green Belt will be permitted where:
    • the existing building is lawful and permanent
    • the building proposed is for the same use as that which it is replacing
    • the design of the building and any associated landscaping proposals respects the character of the area and openness of the Green Belt
    • the proposed building is not materially larger than that which it is replacing taking account of the footprint, floor area, massing, bulk and height of the replacement building; and
    • the building would be sited on or close to the position of the original building unless an alternative location within the curtilage materially reduces impact on the openness of the Green Belt.

The following changes are made to the extent and boundaries of the Green Belt through this plan, and are shown on the Policies Map:

  • The following minor changes to, and re-alignment of, Green Belt boundaries are made to address anomalies:
    • Monfort Rise, Salfords
    • Lodge Lane, Salfords
    • West Avenue/Horley Road, Earlswood
    • South of Copsleigh Avenue, Earlswood
    • Maple Road/Woodhatch Road, Earlswood
    • Three Arch Road, Earlswood
    • Oaklands Drive, Earlswood
    • Brambletye Park Road, Earlswood
    • Nuthatch Gardens, Reigate
    • Dovers Green Road, Reigate (a)
    • Dovers Green Road , Reigate (b)
    • Park Lane, Reigate • Colley Lane, Reigate
    • Coppice Lane, Reigate
    • Gatton Road, Reigate
    • Frenches Road, Redhill
    • Southern boundary of Watercolour development
    • Battlebridge Lane/London Road, Redhill
    • Oakley Site, Radstock Way, Merstham
    • Smithy Lane, Lower Kingswood
    • Green Lane, Lower Kingswood
    • Orchard Way, Lower Kingswood
    • Mogador Road, Lower Kingswood
    • Petrol Station, Brighton Rd, Lower Kingswood
    • Greenacres, Lower Kingswood
    • R/O The Glade, Kingswood
    • Legal and General, Furze Hill, Kingswood
    • Withybed Corner, Walton on the Hill
    • Walton Street/Ebbisham Lane, Walton on the Hill
    • Howard Close, Walton on the Hill
    • Mere Pond, Walton on the Hill
    • Brighton Road, Burgh Heath
    • Can Hatch, Burgh Heath
    • Wellesford Close, Banstead
    • Holly Hill Park, Banstead
    • Chatsworth Park, Holly Lane, Banstead
    • Winkworth Road/Bolters Lane, Banstead
    • A217/Winkworth Road, Banstead
    • Osier Way, Banstead
    • Tattenham Crescent, Epsom Downs
    • Coulsdon Lane, Chipstead
    • R/O Chipstead Way, Chipstead
    • Beckenshaw Gardens, Woodmansterne
    • Kenneth Road, Woodmansterne
    • Queens Close, Walton on the Hill
    • Dorking Road, Tadworth
  • The village at Netherne-on-the-Hill and East Surrey Hospital are removed from the Green Belt.
  • Housing at Babylon Lane is included within the Green Belt.
  • The Traveller sites set out in Policy GTT1 are removed from the Green Belt.
  • Sites at the edge of urban areas are removed from Green Belt and allocated through other policies in this plan to enable provision of sustainable urban extensions in accordance with Policy MLS1.

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