Chapel Farm, Chapel Lane, Westhumble, RH5 6AY Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2026/00609 - Electricity Board Consultation - Section 37 Decided

Proposal

Installation of an additional overhead conductor on the existing high voltage, overhead electricity line. The amount of overhead line conductors will be increased from 2 to 3. This will be along 7 spans of overhead line between pole numbers 150104 to 150111, within the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Pole number 150154 will be replaced with an increased pole height of 9.2m to 10.2m above the ground level. An upgraded 11kv pole mounted transformer is also proposed to be installed on pole number 150104 with the installation of 2 support stay wires. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

1 May 2026

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Comment made

26 Jun 2026

Comment made on 26 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Sept 2026

Documents 1

Site constraints 9

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.

Scheduled monument 77 m away: West Humble Chapel

Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.

Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.

Historic England ↗

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

2 listed buildings within 150 m

Nearest: Barn at Chapel Farm, Grade II, 59 m away · 2 Grade II

The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.

Show all 2 with distances

59 mBarn at Chapel FarmGrade II
90 mRuins of West Humble ChapelGrade II

Historic England ↗

Special area of conservation 313 m away: Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment

Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.

Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.

Also on the record

SSSI 313 m away: Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment SSSI; Inside the Westhumble built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3

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Important details

Council: Mole Valley
Application type: Electricity Board Consultation - Section 37
Postcode: RH5 6AY
Received: 1 May 2026
Validated: 1 May 2026
Ward: Mickleham, Westcott & Okewood
Parish: Non Parish Area
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 26 Jun 2026
Decision: COMMENT MADE
Decision date: 26 Jun 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: EC/2026/00714
Committee: 18 May 2026
Statutory expiry: 26 Jun 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

1 nearby application on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2016 Approved

The Twinings, Chapel Lane, Westhumble, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6AY document.write(" . View Map ");

Erection of oak framed and timber clad outbuilding with brickwork base to provide garage…

MO/2016/0498 7 Jul 2016

Mole Valley

Planning Authority Score

2.1/10

Poor

#270 of 296 councils

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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