KING CHARLES HOUSE (FORMERLY ABINGER HOUSE), CHURCH STREET, DORKING, RH4 1DF Data via plota.co.uk

PENDING MO/2026/00877

Admin / procedural

Council

Mole Valley 2.1/10

Date received

26 May 2026

Date validated

30 Jun 2026

Postcode

RH4 1DF

Description

Submission of details pursuant to conditions 1 and 2 of planning application for the prior notification for the change of use from Class E (Offices) to Class C3 (Residential) to provide 33 dwellings under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) Data via plota.co.uk

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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

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Mole Valley decision performance

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