Land at Bull Hill and Swan Shopping Centre, Leatherhead Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2025/02695 - Detailed Major (EIA) Live

Proposal

PLEASE NOTE: Amended description and amended and additional information received: • Reduction in the number of residential units so that the upper limit does not exceed 450 residential units across the Bull Hill Site; • Reduction in the Parameter Plans for the outline area to the equivalent heights of 6- storey and 10- storeys for Blocks G and H (G – reduction by 4-storeys and H – reduction by 2-storeys); • Reduction in the Parameter Plans for the outline area for the height and mass of the Multi-Storey Car Park (MSCP) (reduction in height by 4m, length reduced by 5m). • Removal of ancillary buildings previously attached to Blocks B, D and E/F in the detailed area; • Site wide amendments to the Highways Masterplan including servicing and refuse strategy; and • Increased public open space across the site. Hybrid planning application for: Swan Centre: Full details for proposed works to the Swan Shopping Centre including demolition of Leret House, reconfiguration of Units 1-4, Units 21-25 and 21 High Street to provide new commercial floorspace (flexible Class E/sui generis (drinking establishments)), cinema (sui generis) and new shopfronts and associated works. Bull Hill: Demolition of existing buildings. Full details of Access, western access road and associated highways works and ‘Phase 1’ comprising 272 residential dwellings (Class C3) in Blocks A-F and ground floor commercial/community floorspace (flexible Class E/Class F2) and associated works. All other matters reserved (Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale) for residential dwellings (Class C3), commercial floorspace (Class E), multi-storey car parking, public park, play space and associated landscaping, parking and amenity and associated works. An Environmental Statement has been submitted in support of the application which, alongside the Swan Centre proposals, assesses the environmental effects of an illustrative masterplan for the proposed development at Bull Hill showing a total of 450 dwellings (including the detailed area), commercial floorspace (Class E) and multi-storey car parking in buildings of between 3 and 10 storeys in height, public park, play space and associated landscaping, parking and amenity space. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
6 Nov 2025
Decision
Target date was 26 Feb 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 26 Oct 2026; it is now day 357.

The consultation period closed on 26 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 5

Tree preservation order
Tree preservation orderCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Local nature reserve 332 m away: River Mole; Radon affected area, class 2; 2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Leatherhead 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
Detailed Major (EIA)
Received
6 Nov 2025
Validated
6 Nov 2025
Ward
Leatherhead South
Parish
Non Parish Area
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Feb 2026
Decision level
Planning Committee
Applicant
Show
Agent
Carter Jonas LLP

Decision outlook

Day 357, past the statutory target. 60% of commercial and major works in Mole Valley are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 24 Oct 2026.

Day 357266 days past the 91-day target
10%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
25%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Mole Valley in the last twelve months, from validation. Mole Valley decision record →

Public comments

1comment received

Last counted 24 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
EC/2025/01703
Comments by
26 Oct 2026
Committee
10 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
26 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
Yes
Mole Valley
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#270 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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