Moor House School And College, Mill Lane, Hurst Green, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 9AQ Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Removal of existing portacabin building. Erection of single-storey performing arts building, including associated plant equipment and other minor works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 5 Dec 2026 and 17 Dec 2026, from Tandridge's recent demolitions.

Comments are open until 7 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 6

Scheduled monument about 103 m away: Home Farm Bridge, Hurst Green
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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Oxted built-up area; Green belt about 76 m away: London; Open access land about 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..
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

Checked on 15 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Tandridge
Postcode
RH8 9AQ
Received
14 Oct 2026
Validated
14 Oct 2026
Parish
Oxted
Target decision
4 Dec 2026

Decision outlook

Day 14 of the 56-day target. Tandridge usually decides demolitions by day 55.

Day 1442 days to the 56-day target
55%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
111decided in the last year

Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Tandridge in the last twelve months, from validation. Tandridge decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
7 Nov 2026
Tandridge
Planning Authority Score
2.3/10
Poor
#264 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Tandridge is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #234 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 56% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (90%) than the national average (90%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Tandridge decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #228 of 296
90%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #196 of 296
51%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #234 of 296
56%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #255 of 296
68%
Minor dwellings approved
122 decided (1-9 homes)
47%
Major dwellings approved
17 decided (10+ homes)
75%
Change of use approved
8 decided
701
Total decisions
113 refused in the year to March 2026