Meadow End, 124 the Street, Capel, RH5 5EN Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2026/01354 - Detailed Householder Live

Proposal

Erection of a single storey rear extension. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision soon after comments close on 19 Oct 2026, from Mole Valley's recent extensions. Comments are open until 19 Oct 2026.

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Site constraints 8

Article 4 direction
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Conservation area 13 m away: Conservation_Area.TAB
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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.
Article 4 directionCouncil record
Some permitted development rights are withdrawn. The direction is on the council's register but not published as open data.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
4 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Capel built-up area; Green belt 32 m away: London; Open access land 33 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.; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 25 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
RH5 5EN
Received
20 Aug 2026
Validated
20 Aug 2026
Ward
Capel, Leigh, Newdigate & Charlwood
Parish
Capel
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
planning2extend

Decision outlook

Day 45 of the 56-day target. Mole Valley usually decides extensions by day 56.

Day 4516 days to the predicted decision (day 61)
55%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
552decided 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/2026/01274
Comments by
19 Oct 2026
Committee
22 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Oct 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

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