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MO/2026/01294 - Proposed Certificate of Lawful Use Approved

Proposal

Description Change: Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed development in respect to an erection of 1 No. rear dormer including Juliet balcony, and insertion of 3 No. roof lights to front elevation and 1 No. roof light to the side elevation. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Aug 2026
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Approved
30 Sept 2026

Approved on 30 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

Potentially contaminated land
Public footpath 12 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Potentially contaminated landCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Ashtead built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 24 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
Proposed Certificate of Lawful Use
Postcode
KT21 2HL
Received
5 Aug 2026
Validated
5 Aug 2026
Ward
Ashtead Lanes & Common
Parish
Non Parish Area
Case officer
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Target decision
30 Sept 2026
Decision
APPROVE
Decision date
30 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
CANOPY PLANNING SERVICES LTD

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 80% 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/2026/01170
Committee
4 Sept 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

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