Rosemary Cottage, Reigate Road, Betchworth, RH3 7HB Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2026/01171 - Detailed Householder Live
DemolitionExtensions & alterations

Proposal

Please note amended description: Demolition of single storey side extension and erection of a two storey side and rear extension and fenestration alterations. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 13 Oct 2026 and 20 Oct 2026, from Mole Valley's recent demolitions. Comments are open until 14 Sept 2026.

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Documents 1

Application forms 1

PDF RC - CIL - APP 2.pdf CIL Additional Information Form · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 6

Special area of conservation
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.
Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map, which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
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 area of conservationCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Also on the record
Public footpath 29 m away; National landscape 207 m away: Surrey Hills.
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

Council
Mole Valley
Application type
Detailed Householder
Postcode
RH3 7HB
Received
18 Aug 2026
Validated
18 Aug 2026
Ward
Brockham, Betchworth, Buckland, Box Hill & Headley
Parish
Brockham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
A.D.S

Decision outlook

Day 27 of the 56-day target. Mole Valley usually decides demolitions by day 58.

Day 2731 days to the predicted decision (day 58)
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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/01049
Comments by
14 Sept 2026
Committee
17 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
13 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

9 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Refused
Demolition of single storey elements and erection of two-storey side extension. External…
MO/2026/00263
2025
Demolition of single storey elements and erection of two-storey side extension. External…
MO/2026/00263
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Arkle Manor (PH), Reigate Road, Brockham, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7HB
Refurbishment of the existing fascias, hanging signs and freestanding sign.
MO/2025/0795
2025 Approved
Arkle Manor (PH), Reigate Road, Brockham, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7HB
Refurbishment of the existing fascias, hanging signs and freestanding sign.
MO/2025/0795
2021 Approved
Whitelands, Reigate Road, Brockham, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7HB
Erection of a single storey side extension, opening of the conservatory/pool house by rem…
MO/2021/2078
2017 Withdrawn
Moores Open Storage, Reigate Road, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7HB document.write(" . View Map ");
Variation of condition 10 and 12 of approved planning application MO/2012/1125 (to demoli…
MO/2017/0401
2017 Withdrawn
Moores Open Storage, Reigate Road, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7HB document.write(" . View Map ");
Variation of condition 10 and 12 of approved planning application MO/2012/1125 (to demoli…
MO/2017/0401
2016 Approved
Arkle Manor (PH), Reigate Road, Brockham, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7HB document.write(" . View Map ");
Advertisment consent for 2 no. fascia signs, 2 No. illuminated free-standing post sign, a…
MO/2016/1357
2016 Approved
Reigate Road Quarry, Reigate Road, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7HB document.write(" . View Map ");
The siting and use of a mobile caravan as a staff welfare facility for a temporary period…
MO/2016/1193
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings