Aviva, Pixham Lane, Pixham Dorking, RH4 1QA Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2026/01234 - Approval of Conditions Live

Proposal

Submission of details pursuant to Condition 7 of planning permission for the change of use of existing office building (Use Class E) to 166 No. residential units (Use Class C3), external alterations, associated landscaping, car and cycle parking and ancillary development. Regularisation of the use of land to the north of Pixham Lane to enable the continued use of the land as a community garden and nursery (Use Class Sui Generis). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
25 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 6 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 6 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 6

Tree preservation order
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Tree preservation orderCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Also on the record
National landscape 134 m away: Surrey Hills; Special area of conservation 426 m away: Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment; SSSI 426 m away: Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment SSSI; Inside the Dorking 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
Approval of Conditions
Postcode
RH4 1QA
Received
25 Aug 2026
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Ward
Dorking North
Parish
Non Parish Area
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Montagu Evans LLP

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/01287
Committee
28 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
6 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Mole Valley
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#270 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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