The Turkey Shed (Formerly Land at Sawpits), Froggetts Lane, Wallis Wood, RH5 5RJ Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2026/01509 - Detailed Live

Proposal

Change of use from former agricultural land to domestic garden / residential area to serve the dwelling approved under planning permission including a detached garage to incorporate EV charging and related storage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
11 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
15 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 17 Dec 2026 and 31 Dec 2026, from Mole Valley's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 9 Nov 2026

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Associated applications 2

  • FullMO/2026/01509This application
    Change of use from former agricultural land to domestic garden / residential area to serve the dwelling including a detached…
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Site constraints 5

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
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Walliswood built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 16 October 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
Detailed
Postcode
RH5 5RJ
Received
11 Sept 2026
Validated
15 Oct 2026
Ward
Mickleham, Westcott & Okewood
Parish
Abinger
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Rodway Planning Consultancy Limited

Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. Mole Valley usually decides changes of use by day 70.

Day 1357 days to the predicted decision (day 70)
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
PP/2026/01375
Comments by
9 Nov 2026
Committee
7 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Dec 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