ST JOHNS SCHOOL, EPSOM ROAD, LEATHERHEAD, KT22 8SP Data via plota.co.uk

PENDING MO/2026/00874
Date received
25 May 2026
Date validated
30 Jun 2026
Postcode
KT22 8SP

Description

Strip out fittings and services to existing changing rooms to create three classrooms including making good to existing services and openings in walls, redundant drainage removed and internal manholes adjusted level with new floor finish, open up fireplaces in MAI_G59 and G60 and refurbish, replace door and infill panel with new aluminium framed acoustic glazed screen below existing fanlight, and new fixtures and fittings throughout. Form an opening in the wall between two adjacent ground floor rooms with a sliding folding dividing screen for flexible teaching space. Data via plota.co.uk

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 performance
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