Hadleigh, Horsham Road, Beare Green, RH5 4QX Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Demolition of existing two-storey building and associated workshop. The erection of a freestanding restaurant/takeaway with drive thru facility, car parking, landscaping and associated works, including Customer Order Displays. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

Received
28 Oct 2025
Validated
17 Feb 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Apr 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 13 Sept 2026; it is now day 208. The consultation period closed on 20 Mar 2026.

Site constraints 6

Ancient woodland
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
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
National landscape 456 m away: Surrey Hills; Inside the Beare Green built-up area; Green belt 23 m away: London; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 4, 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 listed building at the site · 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
Detailed
Postcode
RH5 4QX
Received
28 Oct 2025
Validated
17 Feb 2026
Ward
Holmwoods & Beare Green
Parish
Capel
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Planware Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 208, past the statutory target. 88% of demolitions in Mole Valley are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 5 Sept 2026.

Day 208152 days past the 56-day target
42%decided within 8 weeks
73%approved
77decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received

Last counted 5 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2025/01628
Comments by
20 Mar 2026
Committee
5 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
9 Oct 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