Pippbrook House, Reigate Road, Dorking, RH4 1SH Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2026/00418 - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

To dismantle and rebuild chimney stack (01) (application for Listed Building Consent). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Dec 2025
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Validated
24 Mar 2026
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Committee
1 Jul 2026
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Approved
2 Jul 2026

Approved on 2 Jul 2026 · Planning Committee · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Mole Valley Development Management Committee on 1 Jul 2026.

Approved by 13 votes to 0

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

  • The application was to dismantle and rebuild a chimney stack, alongside a linked listed building consent application.
  • Members were satisfied with the information from officers and praised the restoration work already carried out at the building.
  • The committee's votes to approve both the planning permission and listed building consent were each carried, 13 in favour and none against.

Source: Plota analysis of Mole Valley's committee minutes, Mole Valley Development Management Committee minutes, 1 July 2026 .

Site constraints 5

Special area of conservation
Grade II* listed: Pippbrook House
List entry 1028875 · 2 m away · 3 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special area of conservationCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area 64 m away: Conservation_Area.TAB; 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 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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
RH4 1SH
Received
31 Dec 2025
Validated
24 Mar 2026
Ward
Dorking North
Parish
Non Parish Area
Case officer
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Target decision
19 May 2026
Decision
APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS
Decision date
2 Jul 2026
Decision level
Planning Committee
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 100 days from validation, 44 days slower than Mole Valley's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 80% of extensions here are.

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
EC/2026/00087
Comments by
21 Aug 2026
Committee
1 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Jul 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

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.