1, Broome Hall, Broomehall Road, Coldharbour, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6HJ Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2026/00542 - Variance of Conditions Refused
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Removal of Condition 4 of planning permission for a Variation of Condition 2 of approved planning application , for the erection of an artist studio outbuilding following demolition of existing barn to allow amendments to fenestration and shutters; ventilation covers; internal alterations to layout; and provision of additional external porous pathway around the perimeter of the building to enable retention of external lighting, wood burner and external flue, retractable awning, oil tank and foul water treatment plant. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jan 2026
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Validated
22 Apr 2026
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Refused
16 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 16 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 22 Sept 2026

Documents 1

Application forms 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf Planning Application Form (Web) · 21 Apr 2026 View ↗

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Associated applications 3

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      Conditions variation sought for 2, 4

      • VariationRemoval of Condition 4 for a Variation of Condition 2, for the erection of an artist studio…RefusedThis applicationMO/2026/00542

Site constraints 7

Ancient woodland
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.
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.
Agricultural land, grade 4
Poor quality farmland, not best and most versatile. Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), 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: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
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.
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Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Priority habitat 7 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £1,750,000 in September 2011. Detached house, freehold.

28 September 2011£1,750,000
29 December 1997£595,000

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

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Important details

Council
Mole Valley
Application type
Variance of Conditions
Postcode
RH5 6HJ
Received
29 Jan 2026
Validated
22 Apr 2026
Ward
Holmwoods & Beare Green
Parish
Capel
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Jun 2026
Decision
REFUSE
Decision date
16 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
dowsettmayhew Planning Partnership

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/00120
Comments by
26 May 2026
Committee
12 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Variation of Condition 2 of approved planning application MO/2022/0181, for the erection…
MO/2025/0318
2025 Approved
Variation of Condition 2 of approved planning application MO/2022/0181, for the erection…
MO/2025/0318
2024 Approved
Discharge of Condition 4 of approved planning permission MO/2022/0181 for the erection of…
MO/2024/0533
2024 Approved
Discharge of Condition 4 of approved planning permission MO/2022/0181 for the erection of…
MO/2024/0533
2023 Refused
Proposed access route to act as a temporary haul road during demolition of the existing b…
MO/2023/1191
2023 Refused
Proposed access route to act as a temporary haul road during demolition of the existing b…
MO/2023/1191
2022 Refused
Erection of a building to be used as a flexible use as an art studio and ancillary reside…
MO/2022/1549
2022 Refused
Erection of a building to be used as a flexible use as an art studio and ancillary reside…
MO/2022/1549
2022 Approved
Erection of an artist studio outbuilding following demolition of existing barn.
MO/2022/0181
2022 Approved
Erection of an artist studio outbuilding following demolition of existing barn.
MO/2022/0181
2021 Approved
Lawful development certificate for an existing use in respect of a 'sui generis' mix of r…
MO/2021/1209
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
Land associated with 5, Broome Hall, Broomehall Road, Coldharbour, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6HJ
Certificate of Lawfulness for an existing use in respect of (1) Use of land within the re…
MO/2024/2200
2024 Approved
Land associated with 5, Broome Hall, Broomehall Road, Coldharbour, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6HJ
Certificate of Lawfulness for an existing use in respect of (1) Use of land within the re…
MO/2024/2200
2024 Approved
The Clock House, Broome Hall, Broomehall Road, Coldharbour, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6HJ
Replace 2 No. existing windows at the rear of the garage and replace the back door to the…
MO/2024/0916
2024 Approved
The Clock House, Broome Hall, Broomehall Road, Coldharbour, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6HJ
Replace 2 No. existing windows at the rear of the garage and replace the back door to the…
MO/2024/0916
2023 Refused
4, Broome Hall, Broomehall Road, Coldharbour, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6HJ
Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing development in respect of the erection of summ…
MO/2023/0661
2023 Refused
4, Broome Hall, Broomehall Road, Coldharbour, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6HJ
Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing development in respect of the erection of summ…
MO/2023/0661
2021 Approved
The Clock House, Broome Hall, Broomehall Road, Coldharbour, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6HJ
Enhance existing bedroom accommodation on the second floor by providing a corridor enabli…
MO/2021/1546
2021 Approved
2 Broome Hall, Broomehall Road, Coldharbour, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6HJ
Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 7 and 8a of approved planning permission MO/2021/0045 for t…
MO/2021/1460
2021 Approved
2 Broome Hall, Broomehall Road, Coldharbour, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6HJ
Erection of detached double garage to front and detached stable block to rear.
MO/2021/0045
2018 Approved
Clockhouse, 6 Broome Hall, Broomehall Road, Coldharbour, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6HJ
Addition of exterior lighting to front and rear elevations and inside the bell tower as f…
MO/2018/1796
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.