Ranmore Rooms, Hut 15, Dorking Halls, Reigate Road, Dorking, RH4 1SG Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2026/00758 - Change of Use Live

Proposal

PLEASE NOTE: Amended description. Change of Use from E(g) (iii) for furniture restoration/upholstery to F1(a) for learning and non-residential institute Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Aug 2025
✓
Validated
9 Jun 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Aug 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 4 Oct 2026; it is now day 117. The consultation period closed on 18 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 7

Special area of conservation
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Public footpath 28 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Special area of conservationCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
National landscape 227 m away: Surrey Hills; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Dorking built-up area; Conservation area 97 m away: Dorking.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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
Change of Use
Postcode
RH4 1SG
Received
21 Aug 2025
Validated
9 Jun 2026
Ward
Dorking South
Parish
Non Parish Area
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Aug 2026
Decision level
Planning Committee
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 117, past the statutory target. 73% of changes of use 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 3 Oct 2026.

Day 11761 days past the 56-day target
31%decided within 8 weeks
69%approved
67decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
HC/2025/01229
Comments by
18 Aug 2026
Committee
7 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
8 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Mole Valley
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#270 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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