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MO/2026/01196 - Detailed Live
Change of useUtility infrastructure

Proposal

Change of use of field from agricultural field to domestic garden and installation of a domestic sewage treatment plant. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Jun 2026
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Validated
18 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 20 Oct 2026 and 3 Nov 2026, from Mole Valley's recent changes of use. The consultation period closed on 22 Sept 2026.

Documents 1

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Redacted Planning Application Form (Web) · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 8

Tree preservation order
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). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 179 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: Headley Grove, Grade II, 58 m away
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.
Historic England ↗
SSSI 179 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.
Tree preservation orderCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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
Detailed
Postcode
KT18 6NR
Received
10 Jun 2026
Validated
18 Aug 2026
Ward
Brockham, Betchworth, Buckland, Box Hill & Headley
Parish
Headley
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
3d Planning Design

Decision outlook

Day 47 of the 56-day target. Mole Valley usually decides changes of use by day 70.

Day 4723 days to the predicted decision (day 70)
31%decided within 8 weeks
69%approved
67decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/00827
Comments by
22 Sept 2026
Committee
13 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
13 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
THE WHITE HOUSE HEADLEY GROVE HEADLEY KT18 6NR
TPO/115/1 T1 - Beech Tree - Reduce by 10 metres. Carried out Hammer test around trunk are…
MO/2025/02752
2025 Approved
HEADLEY HALL HEADLEY GROVE HEADLEY KT18 6NR
Restoration and/or reconstruction of the front façade and roof level fabric following fir…
MO/2025/02681
2025 Approved
HEADLEY HALL HEADLEY GROVE HEADLEY KT18 6NR
Restoration/reconstruction of the front façade and roof following fire damage. ( Listed B…
MO/2025/02694
2025 Approved
HEADLEY HALL HEADLEY GROVE HEADLEY KT18 6NR
Restoration and/or reconstruction of the front façade and roof level fabric following fir…
MO/2025/02681
2025 Approved
HEADLEY HALL HEADLEY GROVE HEADLEY KT18 6NR
Restoration/reconstruction of the front façade and roof following fire damage. ( Listed B…
MO/2025/02694
2025
HEADLEY HALL HEADLEY GROVE HEADLEY KT18 6NR
Demolition of existing double garage and erection of replacement garage with flat roof.
MO/2026/00568
2025
THE WHITE HOUSE HEADLEY GROVE HEADLEY KT18 6NR
TPO/115/1 T1 - Beech Tree - Reduce by 10 metres. Carried out Hammer test around trunk are…
MO/2025/02752
2025 Withdrawn
Headley Hall, Headley Grove, Headley, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 6NR
Replacement of the pool tiles and wall surrounding pool. (Listed Building Consent)
MO/2025/0894
2025 Withdrawn
Headley Hall, Headley Grove, Headley, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 6NR
Replacement of the pool tiles and wall surrounding pool. (Listed Building Consent)
MO/2025/0894
2025 Approved
Headley Hall, Headley Grove, Headley, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 6NR
Replacement of the pool tiles and wall surrounding pool.
MO/2025/0896
2025 Approved
Headley Hall, Headley Grove, Headley, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 6NR
Replacement of the pool tiles and wall surrounding pool.
MO/2025/0896
2024 Approved
Headley Hall, Headley Grove, Headley, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 6NR
Replacement entry gates and provision of a sand school (part of the site within Mole Vall…
MO/2024/1531
2024 Approved
Headley Hall, Headley Grove, Headley, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 6NR
Replacement entry gates and provision of a sand school (part of the site within Mole Vall…
MO/2024/1531
2025 Refused
The White House, Headley Grove, Headley, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 6NR
T1 - Beech Tree Action - Fell.
MO/2025/0330
2025 Refused
The White House, Headley Grove, Headley, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 6NR
T1 - Beech Tree Action - Fell.
MO/2025/0330
2025 Approved
Fairacre, Headley Grove, Headley, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 6NR
T1 - Oak Tree Action - Reshape by approximately 1-1.5 metres laterally only, shape sides…
MO/2025/0332
2025 Approved
Fairacre, Headley Grove, Headley, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 6NR
T1 - Oak Tree Action - Reshape by approximately 1-1.5 metres laterally only, shape sides…
MO/2025/0332
2024 Approved
Headley Hall, Headley Grove, Headley, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 6NR
Erection of a single storey rear infill glazed extension, repair, refurbishment and resto…
MO/2024/0225
2024 Approved
Headley Hall, Headley Grove, Headley, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 6NR
Erection of a single storey rear glazed infill extension, repair, refurbishment and resto…
MO/2024/0227
2024 Approved
Headley Hall, Headley Grove, Headley, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 6NR
Erection of a single storey rear infill glazed extension, repair, refurbishment and resto…
MO/2024/0225
2017 Approved
Grove Farm Cottage, Headley Grove, Headley, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 6NR document.write(" . View Map ");
Erection of two storey side extension following demolition of side and rear extension.
MO/2017/0492
2017 Approved
Grove Farm Cottage, Headley Grove, Headley, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 6NR document.write(" . View Map ");
Erection of two storey side extension following demolition of side and rear extension.
MO/2017/0492
2017 Refused
Grove Farm Cottage, Headley Grove, Headley, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 6NR document.write(" . View Map ");
Erection of a two storey side extension following the demolition of existing side/rear ex…
MO/2016/1871
2017 Refused
Grove Farm Cottage, Headley Grove, Headley, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 6NR document.write(" . View Map ");
Erection of a two storey side extension following the demolition of existing side/rear ex…
MO/2016/1871
2016 Refused
Grove Farm Cottage, Headley Grove, Headley, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 6NR document.write(" . View Map ");
Erection of new two storey side extension following demolition of existing side and rear…
MO/2016/0561
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
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

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