Denbies Wine Estate, Bradley Lane, Dorking, RH5 6AA Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2026/00915 - Detailed Approved
Change of useExtensions & alterationsCommercial premises

Proposal

Erection of extension to the winery and change of use from Winery (Use Class E) to Gin Distillery (Use Class B2). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Jan 2026
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Validated
6 Jul 2026
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Approved
30 Sept 2026

Approved on 30 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 1

Statements & assessments 1

PDF 2026 03 PP202600051 Dorking Distillery Planning_Statement.pdf Planning Statement · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 5

Special area of conservation
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 2
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), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special area of conservationCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · 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
RH5 6AA
Received
16 Jan 2026
Validated
6 Jul 2026
Ward
Mickleham, Westcott & Okewood
Parish
Non Parish Area
Case officer
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Target decision
31 Aug 2026
Decision
APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS
Decision date
30 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 86 days from validation, 16 days slower than Mole Valley's median of 70 for changes of use. Approved, as 69% of changes of use here are.

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/2026/00051
Comments by
3 Aug 2026
Committee
2 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
31 Aug 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

2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
Denbies Wine Estate, Bradley Lane, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6AA
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2024 Withdrawn
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2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
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MO/2022/0464
2021 Approved
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Erection of a single storey side extension.
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2021 Approved
Denbies Wine Estate, Bradley Lane, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6AA
The siting of 3 No. bespoke part timber clad containers and the use of the site for the h…
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2020 Approved
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Erection of a wooden sculptural seat.
MO/2020/1720
2020 Approved
Denbies Wine Estate, Bradley Lane, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6AA
Erection of a wooden sculptural seat.
MO/2020/1720
2018 Approved
Surrey Performing Arts Library, Denbies Wine Estate, Bradley Lane, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6AA
Change of use from Use Class D1 (Non-residential institutions) to Use Class D2 (Assembly…
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2019 Approved
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MO/2019/0286
2019 Approved
Denbies SHP Barn, Denbies Wine Estate, Bradley Lane, Dorking, RH5 6AA
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MO/2019/0286
2019 Approved
Bradley House, Bradley Lane, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6AA
Erection of single storey extension to north elevation and part single/part two storey ex…
MO/2019/0774
2019 Approved
Bradley House, Bradley Lane, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6AA
Erection of single storey extension to north elevation and part single/part two storey ex…
MO/2019/0774
2018 Approved
Denbies Wine Estate, Bradley Lane, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6AA
Re-pollard 10 No. Lime trees (marked G1 on submitted plan) to previous points.
MO/2018/2002
2017 Approved
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Erection of detached two-storey building to provide 10 additional guest rooms, demolition…
MO/2017/0541
2017 Approved
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Erection of detached two-storey building to provide 10 additional guest rooms, demolition…
MO/2017/0541
2016 Approved
Denbies Bed & Breakfast, London Road, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6AA document.write(" . View Map ");
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MO/2016/1350
2016 Approved
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2025 Refused
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MO/2025/0959
2025 Refused
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2021 Approved
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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

Freehold owner and leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.