Reading Room, 181 Cobham Road, Fetcham, KT22 9RU Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2026/01455 - Advertisement Live

Proposal

Installation of 1 No. non-illuminated freestanding sign. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
17 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
7 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 18 Dec 2026 and 25 Dec 2026, from Mole Valley's recent advertisement consent.

Comments are open until 2 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 4

Special protection area
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 protection areaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Also on the record
Local nature reserve 430 m away: River Mole; Inside the Great Bookham and Fetcham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 9 October 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
Advertisement
Postcode
KT22 9RU
Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
7 Oct 2026
Ward
Fetcham
Parish
Non Parish Area
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Dec 2026
Decision level
Planning Committee
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 21 of the 56-day target. Mole Valley usually decides advertisement consent by day 78.

Day 2157 days to the predicted decision (day 78)
33%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
12decided in the last year

Plota live figures for advertisement consent decided by Mole Valley in the last twelve months, from validation. Mole Valley decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/01242
Comments by
2 Nov 2026
Committee
16 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Dec 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