Lakeside House, 4 Buckland Court, Reigate Road, Buckland, RH3 7EA Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2026/00919 - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Installation of new kitchen in existing dining room area and conversion of existing kitchen to utility room; Introduction of new above-ground pipework concealed behind kitchen units; lifting and reinstatement of existing floorboards to allow installation of drainage pipework beneath the floor; formation of service penetration through the wall for the new drainage connection; and, installation of a new external inspection chamber and connection into the existing drainage system. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
14 May 2026
Validated
2 Jul 2026
Approved
26 Aug 2026

Approved on 26 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Sept 2026

Site constraints 8

Ancient woodland
Grade II listed: Buckland Court
List entry 1028757 · 19 m from the pin · 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 ↗
Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm.
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 1
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
Inside the Buckland (Mole Valley) built-up area; Priority habitat 28 m away: Deciduous woodland; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
RH3 7EA
Received
14 May 2026
Validated
2 Jul 2026
Ward
Brockham, Betchworth, Buckland, Box Hill & Headley
Parish
Buckland
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Aug 2026
Decision
APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS
Decision date
26 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
CGA Design & Build Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 81% of extensions here are.

56%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
275decided 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/2026/00701
Comments by
6 Aug 2026
Committee
15 May 2026
Statutory expiry
27 Aug 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