St Martins Square, St Martins Walk, Dorking, RH4 1UT Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2026/01414 - Advertisement Live

Proposal

Installation of 2 x two-sided Heritage Black Painted ‘D6’ outdoor digital illuminated display units. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
24 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 5 Dec 2026 and 12 Dec 2026, from Mole Valley's recent advertisement consent.

Comments are open until 30 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 7

Radon-affected area
Dorking 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.
Public footpath 18 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon-affected areaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
10 listed buildings within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Dorking built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Advertisement
Postcode
RH4 1UT
Received
12 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Sept 2026
Ward
Dorking North
Parish
Non Parish Area
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Ardent Land Limited

Decision outlook

Day 34 of the 56-day target. Mole Valley usually decides advertisement consent by day 78.

Day 3444 days to the predicted decision (day 78)
33%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
12decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/01220
Comments by
30 Oct 2026
Committee
14 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
Mole Valley
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#270 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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