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This has prompted mixed feelings for neighbours of the site.
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The decision comes following three sets of delays. The latest was on July 4 when they withdrew the application to give the council more time to look at revised plans in more detail
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All buildings will be two storeys, though some along Sandcross Lane will have loft accommodation.
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Developer Ashill was unable to give a precise timescale for the build. work will start on-site as soon as the garden centre closes on October 28.
Reigate Garden Centre owner: “things come to an end”
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Gary Tiley, whose family owns Reigate Garden Centre, said: “They’ve done a nice design and it will look good for the area.
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“Things have to come to an end we suppose and it’s time for us to move on.”
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Mr Tiley said before that the family had decided to sell the site, partly because of a fall in trade owing to internet competition.
Losing a local institution
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A local resident said: “It’s a good thing from a point of houses. It’s a bad thing for the community in the sense that they’re losing an institution that’s been there all that time.
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“We’re all disappointed to lose the garden centre and it’s a shame to see that go. Losing the garden centre is like losing an old friend that’s been there all these years. It’s a shame not to be able to nip over the road to get things.”
