Pebblecombe Lea, Pebble Hill Road, Betchworth, RH3 7BP Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2026/00909 - Proposed Certificate of Lawful Use Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed development in respect of the change of garden to permeable driveway, widening of entrance to drive and installation of gates, fencing and piers to front access. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Apr 2026
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Validated
2 Jul 2026
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Approved
26 Aug 2026

Approved on 26 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Sept 2026

Documents 1

Plans & drawings 1

PDF 29-4-26.pdf Proposed Layout · 3 Jun 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 7

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 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map agrees.
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.
Special area of conservation 138 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.
SSSI 52 m away: Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Priority habitat 42 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · 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

Council
Mole Valley
Application type
Proposed Certificate of Lawful Use
Postcode
RH3 7BP
Received
29 Apr 2026
Validated
2 Jul 2026
Ward
Brockham, Betchworth, Buckland, Box Hill & Headley
Parish
Betchworth
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Aug 2026
Decision
APPROVE
Decision date
26 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 81% of extensions here are.

56%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
275decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/00621
Committee
3 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
27 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Refused
Hazelcombe, Pebble Hill Road, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7BP
Erection of replacement detached garage with loft storage/Gym/Home Office above.
MO/2024/1256
2024 Refused
Hazelcombe, Pebble Hill Road, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7BP
Erection of replacement detached garage with loft storage/Gym/Home Office above.
MO/2024/1256
2023 Approved
Highveld, Pebble Hill Road, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7BP
Removal of a chimney, replace hipped roof side extension with flat roof side extension an…
MO/2023/1355
2023 Approved
Highveld, Pebble Hill Road, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7BP
Removal of a chimney, replace hipped roof side extension with flat roof side extension an…
MO/2023/1355
2021 Approved
Coombe Hayes, Pebble Hill Road, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7BP
Erection of two storey extension to North elevation and single storey extension to West e…
MO/2021/2110
2021 Refused
Coombe Hayes, Pebble Hill Road, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7BP
Erection of ground, first and second floor extensions.
MO/2021/1614
2019 Approved
Dawcombe Pebble Hill Road Betchworth Surrey RH3 7BP
Change of use of land to dog day care and exercise facility (Sui Generis). Erection of bu…
19/01532/CONLA
2019 Approved
Dawcombe Pebble Hill Road Betchworth Surrey RH3 7BP
Change of use of land to dog day care and exercise facility (Sui Generis). Erection of bu…
19/01532/CONLA
2018 Approved
Coombe Hayes, Pebble Hill Road, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7BP
Erection of detached double garage following removal of existing garage and store.
MO/2018/0337
2017 Approved
Four Winds, Pebble Hill Road, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7BP document.write(" . View Map ");
Enlarge rear dormer and change from hip to gable end roof to increase habitable space.
MO/2017/0065
2017 Approved
Four Winds, Pebble Hill Road, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7BP document.write(" . View Map ");
Enlarge rear dormer and change from hip to gable end roof to increase habitable space.
MO/2017/0065
2016 Approved
4 Holmes Cottages, Pebble Hill Road, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7BP document.write(" . View Map ");
Erection of two storey side extension.
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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