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

MO/2026/00311 - Advertisement Live

Proposal

Erection of 1 No. aluminium timber affect totem sign, with double-sided moulded yellow acrylic internally illuminated golden arch. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
29 Oct 2025
Validated
24 Feb 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 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 201. The consultation period closed on 31 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
Advertisement
Postcode
RH5 4QX
Received
29 Oct 2025
Validated
24 Feb 2026
Ward
Holmwoods & Beare Green
Parish
Capel
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Planware Limited

Decision outlook

Day 201, past the statutory target. 91% of advertisement consent 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 201145 days past the 56-day target
70%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
5,732decided in the last year

Plota live figures for advertisement consent decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent advertisement consent in Mole Valley to go on. Mole Valley decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2025/01634
Comments by
31 Mar 2026
Committee
10 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:
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