The HPA and Tandridge Council said they were pleased with the outcome at the High Court.

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Tandridge District Council, unhappy with the state of the building and land, has said encouraging redevelopment is a long-standing objective.

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The farm has admitted liability but brought a claim against the HPA and Tandridge, arguing they owed it a duty of care.

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Its green belt site straddles the border between Tandridge and Reigate and Banstead, whose councillors turned down the application by nine votes to seven.

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Tandridge council wants to find descendants of key historical figures - including the asylum's first matron - to seek permission to use their names.

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Tandridge and Reigate councils turned down its original bid last year.

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In the most recent, in December, burglars forced open a locked wooden trophy cabinet at Tandridge Golf Club in Oxted and got away with 35 trophies.

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Spokeswoman Sarah Emerson said the farm sought a contribution from the HPA and Tandridge council, but the High Court ruling said no duty of care was owed by the public authorities.

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It was not listed because it had been modernised and changed but Tandridge District Council said the house was one of the few remaining links to the history of the area.

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It goes before Tandridge planners on 15 December.

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