Station House, Horsham Road, Beare Green, RH5 4RB Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2026/00949 - Detailed Householder Approved

Proposal

Erection of a single storey rear extension with patio area. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
26 Jun 2026
Approved
21 Aug 2026

Approved on 21 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

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.
National landscape 25 m away: Surrey Hills
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
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.
Ancient woodlandCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Green belt 14 m away: London; Inside the Beare Green built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 4, 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 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
Detailed Householder
Postcode
RH5 4RB
Received
26 Jun 2026
Validated
26 Jun 2026
Ward
Holmwoods & Beare Green
Parish
Capel
Case officer
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Target decision
21 Aug 2026
Decision
APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS
Decision date
21 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
David Salisbury Joinery

How this decision compares

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

56%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
275decided 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/2026/00911
Comments by
14 Aug 2026
Committee
26 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Aug 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