207, Chart Downs, Dorking, RH5 4DD Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2025/02382 - Detailed Householder Approved

Proposal

Erection of outbuilding to be as used an office and summer house Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Sept 2025
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Approved
17 Nov 2025
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Appeal allowed
13 Aug 2026

Approved on 17 Nov 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Oct 2026

Site constraints 8

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.
Registered park or garden 64 m away: The Deepdene (including Chart Park)
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Ancient woodlandCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
National landscape 423 m away: Surrey Hills; Inside the Dorking built-up area; Green belt 60 m away: London; Open access land 49 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £203,000 in April 2007. Semi-detached house, freehold.

13 April 2007£203,000
26 May 2006£202,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area83 m² (893 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (60 out of 100), could reach C
PropertySemi-detached house, 4 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2010, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Detailed Householder
Postcode
RH5 4DD
Received
22 Sept 2025
Validated
22 Sept 2025
Ward
Holmwoods & Beare Green
Parish
Non Parish Area
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Nov 2025
Decision
APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS
Decision date
17 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Appeal
Allowed · 13 Aug 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6006476 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 57 days. Approved, as 81% of householder applications here are.

50%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
476decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2025/01388
Comments by
2 Nov 2025
Committee
6 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
17 Nov 2025
Env. assessment
No
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.