Land at Hurst, Vicarage Lane, Capel, RH5 5LN Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2026/00899 - Variation of a Legal Agreement Live

Proposal

Deed of Variation pursuant to planning permission for the demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment of the site to provide 13 No. dwellings (Use Class C3) with associated landscaping, parking and access to allow the removal of the requirement to provide 4 No. on-site affordable housing units. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Jun 2026
Decision
Expected by 28 Jul 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 28 Jul 2026.

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 7

Ancient woodland
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Ancient woodlandCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
6 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Capel built-up area; Green belt 58 m away: London; 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 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
Variation of a Legal Agreement
Postcode
RH5 5LN
Received
2 Jun 2026
Validated
2 Jun 2026
Ward
Capel, Leigh, Newdigate & Charlwood
Parish
Capel
Case officer
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Target decision
28 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
ATMOS Living Ltd

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
EC/2026/00925
Committee
26 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
28 Jul 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