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MO/2025/02538 - Detailed Householder Approved
DemolitionExtensions & alterations

Proposal

Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension. Conversion of existing garage to habitable accommodation. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Oct 2025
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Committee
4 Feb 2026
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Approved
5 Feb 2026

Approved on 5 Feb 2026 · Planning Committee · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Mole Valley Development Management Committee on 4 Feb 2026.

Approved by 12 votes to 0

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

  • The application was to demolish an existing conservatory, build a single storey rear extension, and convert the garage to habitable accommodation.
  • Members were satisfied with the information provided and supported the proposal.
  • The committee granted permission, with 12 in favour and 1 abstention, subject to the conditions in the officer's report.

Source: Plota analysis of Mole Valley's committee minutes, Mole Valley Development Management Committee minutes, 4 February 2026 .

Documents 1

Application forms 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf Planning Application Form (Web) · 30 Oct 2025 View ↗

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Site constraints 6

Potentially contaminated land
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Local nature reserve 263 m away: Inholms Clay Pit
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Potentially contaminated landCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Also on the record
National landscape 190 m away: Surrey Hills; Inside the Dorking built-up area; Priority habitat 14 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 25 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £385,000 in January 2025. Semi-detached house, freehold.

9 January 2025£385,000
31 August 2018£335,000
11 July 1996£77,500

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Mole Valley
Application type
Detailed Householder
Postcode
RH5 4TA
Received
17 Oct 2025
Validated
17 Oct 2025
Ward
Holmwoods & Beare Green
Parish
Non Parish Area
Case officer
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Target decision
12 Dec 2025
Decision
APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS
Decision date
5 Feb 2026
Decision level
Planning Committee
Applicant
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Agent
One Five LTD

How this decision compares

Decided in 111 days from validation, 51 days slower than Mole Valley's median of 60 for demolitions. Approved, as 75% of demolitions here are.

41%decided within 8 weeks
75%approved
169decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2025/01550
Comments by
29 Nov 2025
Committee
4 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
6 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use