5 CHURCH STREET, LEATHERHEAD, KT22 8DE Data via plota.co.uk

PENDING MO/2026/00644
Date received
27 Apr 2026
Date validated
21 May 2026
Postcode
KT22 8DE

Description

Discharge of conditions 8 & 9 of approved planning application MO/2025/02240 for the variation of condition 2 of approved planning application MO/2024/0879 for the additions and alterations to facilitate the conversion of a former bank to restaurant on the ground and first floors, including the replacement of the existing ground floor shop front, demolition and reconstruction of the existing ground and first floor rear extension. 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