St Paul's Church School, St Pauls Road West, Dorking, RH4 2HS Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Resurfacing of existing gravel track with tarmacadam (asphalt) to provide a durable, permeable-compatible access. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 4 Sept 2026 · Planning Committee · Last checked 5 Sept 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Mole Valley Development Management Committee on 2 Sept 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 resurface an existing gravel track with tarmacadam to provide a durable, permeable-compatible access at a school.
- A member asked who would be responsible for maintaining the resurfaced track, and the council confirmed it would be responsible as landowner.
- The committee's vote to approve the application was carried, 12 in favour, none against and 1 abstention.
Source: Plota analysis of Mole Valley's committee minutes, Mole Valley Development Management Committee minutes, 2 September 2026 .
Documents 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 6
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Important details
- Council
- Mole Valley
- Application type
- Detailed
- Postcode
- RH4 2HS
- Received
- 14 May 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Dorking South
- Parish
- Non Parish Area
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 18 Aug 2026
- Decision
- APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS
- Decision date
- 4 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Planning Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Planning Edge Ltd.
How this decision compares
Decided in 73 days from validation, 12 days faster than Mole Valley's median of 85 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 90% of commercial and major works here are.
Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Mole Valley in the last twelve months, from validation. Mole Valley decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP/2026/00690
- Comments by
- 25 Jul 2026
- Committee
- 2 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 8 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
15 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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