7 Castle Gardens, Brockham, RH4 1NY Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2026/01164 - Detailed Householder Live

Proposal

Removal of existing single storey rear element and erection of a single storey front extension with side conservatory infill between house and existing garage; removal of chimneys and replace roof with addition of gable end to rear; installation of Air Source Heat Pump; engineering operations to alter the existing rear terraces including landscaping throughout the site and raised ground levels to allow step-free access. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 13 Sept 2026; it is now day 87. The consultation period closed on 13 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 9

Tree preservation order
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.
Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Surrey Hills National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Habitat network: Restorable Habitat
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: 14, CASTLE GARDENS (See details for further address information), Grade II, 50 m away
The site itself is not listed. 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.
Historic England ↗
Tree preservation orderCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 216 m away: Betchworth Castle; Inside the Brockham built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Checked on 24 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 1

Last sold for £815,000 in November 2025. Detached house, freehold.

13 November 2025£815,000

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

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Important details

Application type
Detailed Householder
Postcode
RH4 1NY
Received
9 Jul 2026
Validated
9 Jul 2026
Ward
Brockham, Betchworth, Buckland, Box Hill & Headley
Parish
Brockham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Speer Dade Planning Consultants

Decision outlook

Day 87, past the statutory target. 87% of extensions in Mole Valley are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 8 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 3 Oct 2026.

Day 8731 days past the 56-day target
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
PP/2026/01015
Comments by
13 Sept 2026
Committee
10 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
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
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

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