Birch Cottage, Brockham Green, Brockham, RH3 7JN Data via plota.co.uk
MO/2026/01076 - Detailed Householder
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Closing up of existing vehicular access and the creation of a new vehicular access Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
8 Jun 2026
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Validated
5 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Sept 2026
This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 30 Sept 2026, from Mole Valley's recent extensions. The consultation period closed on 31 Aug 2026.
Documents 1
Statements & assessments 1
Site constraints 10
Special area of conservation
Grade II listed: Birch Cottage
List entry 1028881 · 2 m from the pin · 10 more listed buildings within 150 m (10 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show the other 10 with distances
- 46 mThe Village PumpGrade II
- 65 mNorth ViewGrade II
- 74 mLong CottageGrade II
- 77 mVine CottageGrade II
- 85 mOak CottagesGrade II
- 91 mSurrey HouseGrade II
- 110 mElm GroveGrade II
- 119 mElm CottageGrade II
- 143 mThe Borough BridgeGrade II
- 147 mK6 Telephone Kiosk Outside Post OfficeGrade II
Conservation_Area.TAB conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Priority habitat: No main habitat but additional habitats present
A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special area of conservationCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Also on the record
National landscape 433 m away: Surrey Hills; Inside the Brockham built-up area; Open access land 13 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; Green belt 76 m away: London; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument 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
- Council
- Mole Valley
- Application type
- Detailed Householder
- Postcode
- RH3 7JN
- Received
- 8 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 5 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Brockham, Betchworth, Buckland, Box Hill & Headley
- Parish
- Brockham
- Case officer
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- Target decision
- 30 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
Decision outlook
Day 39 of the 56-day target. Mole Valley usually decides extensions by day 56.
Day 3917 days to the 56-day target
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
- EC/2026/00964
- Comments by
- 31 Aug 2026
- Committee
- 2 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 30 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Approved
THE ROYAL OAK (PH) BROCKHAM GREEN BROCKHAM RH3 7JS
Erection of a single storey detached building to create an enclosure for Meerkats.
2025
Approved
THE ROYAL OAK (PH) BROCKHAM GREEN BROCKHAM RH3 7JS
Erection of a single storey detached building to create an enclosure for Meerkats.
2025
Approved
4 PROVIDENCE COTTAGES BROCKHAM GREEN BROCKHAM RH3 7JN
T1 Thuja Tree: Prune back by 1-2 metres on neighbour's side No. 2 Providence Cottages als…
2025
Approved
4 PROVIDENCE COTTAGES BROCKHAM GREEN BROCKHAM RH3 7JN
T1 Thuja Tree: Prune back by 1-2 metres on neighbour's side No. 2 Providence Cottages als…
2025
Approved
River Cottage, Brockham Green, Brockham, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7JN
Fell three trees in our rear garden, all of which are showing clear signs of ash dieback.
2025
Approved
River Cottage, Brockham Green, Brockham, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7JN
Fell three trees in our rear garden, all of which are showing clear signs of ash dieback.
2023
Approved
White Lodge, Brockham Green, Brockham, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7JJ
Remove one Eucalyptus tree (marked T1 on submitted plan).
2023
Approved
White Lodge, Brockham Green, Brockham, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7JJ
Remove one Eucalyptus tree (marked T1 on submitted plan).
2021
Approved
Century Cottage, Brockham Green, Brockham, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7JN
Reduce one Yew tree (marked T1 on submitted plan) back to most recent reduction points ap…
2021
Approved
4 Providence Cottages, Brockham Green, Brockham, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7JN
Reduce one Cypress tree (marked T2 on submitted plan) by 1-2 metres.
2021
Approved
River Cottage, Brockham Green, Brockham, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7JN
Remove one Sycamore tree (marked T1 on submitted plan).
2021
Approved
5 Providence Cottages, Brockham Green, Brockham, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7JN
Remove 1 No. silver birch (marked T1 on submitted plan).
2020
Approved
4 Oak Cottages, Brockham Green, Brockham, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7JS
Render 2 No. existing brick chimney stacks.
2020
Approved
4 Oak Cottages, Brockham Green, Brockham, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7JS
Render 2 No. existing brick chimney stacks.
2019
Approved
Vine Cottage, Brockham Green, Brockham, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7JN
Change of use of the approved hobbies room and garage to an ancillary residential annex…
2019
Approved
Vine Cottage, Brockham Green, Brockham, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7JN
Change of use of the approved hobbies room and garage to an ancillary residential annex.
2019
Approved
Vine Cottage, Brockham Green, Brockham, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7JN
Change of use of the approved hobbies room and garage to an ancillary residential annex…
2019
Approved
Vine Cottage, Brockham Green, Brockham, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7JN
Change of use of the approved hobbies room and garage to an ancillary residential annex.
2019
Approved
6 Providence Cottages, Brockham Green, Brockham, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7JN
Lift the canopy of one Lawson Cypress tree (marked T1 on submitted plan) up to 6 metres a…
2019
Approved
6 Providence Cottages, Brockham Green, Brockham, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7JN
Lift the canopy of one Lawson Cypress tree (marked T1 on submitted plan) up to 6 metres a…
2019
Approved
White Lodge, Brockham Green, Brockham, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7JJ
Remove one Judas tree (marked T1 on submitted plan).
2019
Approved
White Lodge, Brockham Green, Brockham, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7JJ
Reduce height of one Eucalyptus tree (marked on submitted plan) by 2 metres down past pre…
2019
Approved
White Lodge, Brockham Green, Brockham, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7JJ
Reduce height of one Eucalyptus tree (marked on submitted plan) by 2 metres down past pre…
2018
Approved
6 Providence Cottages, Brockham Green, Brockham, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7JN
Erection of two storey rear extension, first floor side extension and roof alteration, in…
2016
Approved
Century Cottage, Brockham Green, Brockham, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7JN document.write(" . View Map ");
Remove one Western Red Cedar tree (located in rear garden).
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.
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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
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