8 Chestnut Place, Ashtead, KT21 2DY Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2026/00916 - Detailed Householder Approved

Proposal

Removal of existing pitched roof to rear ground floor and replacement with parapet wall, creation of roofed veranda and alterations to fenestration. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
15 Apr 2026
Validated
3 Jul 2026
Approved
21 Aug 2026

Approved on 21 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

Potentially contaminated land
Public footpath 13 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Potentially contaminated landCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Ashtead built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Detailed Householder
Postcode
KT21 2DY
Received
15 Apr 2026
Validated
3 Jul 2026
Ward
Ashtead Park
Parish
Non Parish Area
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Aug 2026
Decision
APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS
Decision date
21 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Ben Holmes

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 7 days faster than Mole Valley's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 81% of extensions here are.

56%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
275decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Mole Valley in the last twelve months, from validation. Mole Valley decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/00537
Comments by
3 Aug 2026
Committee
13 May 2026
Statutory expiry
28 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Mole Valley
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#270 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Mole Valley is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #240 out of 296. Mole Valley is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 76% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 76% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Mole Valley decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
72%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #291 of 296
76%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #291 of 296
50%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #240 of 296
43%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #172 of 296
47%
Minor dwellings approved
114 decided (1-9 homes)
71%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
93%
Change of use approved
15 decided
913
Total decisions
259 refused in the year to March 2026