Wickes, Wickes Building Supplies Ltd, Vincent Lane, Dorking, RH4 3HQ Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2026/01070 - Variance of Conditions Live

Proposal

Variation of Condition 11 of planning permission (read with the unaffected conditions of ) for the demolition of existing buildings and erection of a new Retail Store together with associated car parking and the construction of a new flint wall and landscape works, to allow food sales at the existing retail unit. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
18 Jun 2026
Validated
5 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 30 Sept 2026. The consultation period closed on 31 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 5

Potentially contaminated land
Potentially contaminated landCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Also on the record
Conservation area 63 m away: Conservation_Area.TAB; National landscape 328 m away: Surrey Hills; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Dorking built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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

Application type
Variance of Conditions
Postcode
RH4 3HQ
Received
18 Jun 2026
Validated
5 Aug 2026
Ward
Dorking North
Parish
Non Parish Area
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Lichfields

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/00870
Comments by
31 Aug 2026
Committee
17 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Sept 2026
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