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MO/2026/01065 - Proposed Certificate of Lawful Use Refused
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed development in respect of the erection of a detached outbuilding Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
30 Jul 2026
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Refused
24 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 24 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Documents 1

Application forms 1

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Site constraints 6

Ancient woodland
Conservation_Area.TAB conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Ancient woodlandCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Also on the record
Inside the Capel built-up area; Green belt 30 m away: London; 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

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Important details

Council
Mole Valley
Application type
Proposed Certificate of Lawful Use
Postcode
RH5 5LA
Received
1 Jul 2026
Validated
30 Jul 2026
Ward
Capel, Leigh, Newdigate & Charlwood
Parish
Capel
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Sept 2026
Decision
REFUSE
Decision date
24 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Stephen Watts

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 20% of extensions here are.

55%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
552decided 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/2026/00945
Committee
27 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
78 CHURCH GARDENS FARM COTTAGE THE STREET CAPEL RH5 5LA
(T1) Ash tree- reduce crown by 2 metres leaving at a width of 12 metres and height of 16…
MO/2025/02531
2025 Withdrawn
CAPEL HOUSE 47 THE STREET CAPEL RH5 5LD
Removal of 12 No. Lime trees along the front perimeter wall of the property
MO/2026/00008
2025 Withdrawn
CAPEL HOUSE 47 THE STREET CAPEL RH5 5LD
Removal of 12 No. Lime trees along the front perimeter wall of the property
MO/2026/00008
2025
78 CHURCH GARDENS FARM COTTAGE THE STREET CAPEL RH5 5LA
(T1) Ash tree- reduce crown by 2 metres leaving at a width of 12 metres and height of 16…
MO/2025/02531
2025 Refused
78 CHURCH GARDENS FARM COTTAGE THE STREET CAPEL RH5 5LA
(T1) Ash tree - fell
MO/2025/02088
2025 Refused
78 CHURCH GARDENS FARM COTTAGE THE STREET CAPEL RH5 5LA
(T1) Ash tree - fell
MO/2025/02088
2024 Approved
Cotswold, 45, The Street, Capel, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 5LD
Large willow in front garden to be taken down as has disease and causing issues to neighb…
MO/2024/0569
2024 Approved
Cotswold, 45, The Street, Capel, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 5LD
Large willow in front garden to be taken down as has disease and causing issues to neighb…
MO/2024/0569
2021 Approved
Capel House, 47, The Street, Capel, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 5LD
Erection of shed.
MO/2021/1089
2021 Approved
64, The Street, Capel, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 5LA
Erection of single storey rear extension and 2 No. rooflights to front roofslope.
MO/2021/2074
2021 Withdrawn
Capel House, 47, The Street, Capel, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 5LD
Erection of a single storey ancillary timber granny annexe.
MO/2021/0344
2021 Approved
Capel House, 47, The Street, Capel, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 5LD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed development for the siting of a permanent mobi…
MO/2021/0297
2020 Approved
Cotswold, 45, The Street, Capel, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 5LD
Willow (T1) Re-Pollard back to previous points, removing 3-3.5 metres of new growth.
MO/2020/0159
2020 Approved
Cotswold, 45, The Street, Capel, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 5LD
Willow (T1) Re-Pollard back to previous points, removing 3-3.5 metres of new growth.
MO/2020/0159
2018 Approved
64, The Street, Capel, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 5LA
Alter main roof pitch, add hip-to-gable extensions, insert 3 No. rear dormers, convert ro…
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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

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