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MO/2026/01072 - Detailed Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Alterations to car parking arrangements, additional hard surfacing for car parking and retention of former site access/egress for construction traffic, for a temporary period of 5 years. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Jun 2026
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Validated
5 Aug 2026
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Approved
19 Oct 2026

Approved on 19 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 19 Oct 2026

Documents 1

Statements & assessments 1

PDF G.007l.mvdc - REDACTED.pdf Planning Statement · 6 Aug 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 7

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. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
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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Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; National landscape 295 m away: Surrey Hills; Inside the Buckland (Mole Valley) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
RH3 7DF
Received
18 Jun 2026
Validated
5 Aug 2026
Ward
Brockham, Betchworth, Buckland, Box Hill & Headley
Parish
Betchworth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Sept 2026
Decision
APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS
Decision date
19 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Pleydell Smithyman Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 75 days from validation, 19 days slower than Mole Valley's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 80% of extensions here are.

55%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
558decided 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/2026/00871
Comments by
17 Sept 2026
Committee
17 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
20 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

15 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
Gospel Hall, Station Road, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7DF
Discharge of conditions 6 and 8 of approved planning permission MO/2022/1875 for the demo…
MO/2023/1383
2023 Approved
Gospel Hall, Station Road, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7DF
Discharge of conditions 6 and 8 of approved planning permission MO/2022/1875 for the demo…
MO/2023/1383
2022 Approved
Gospel Hall, Station Road, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7DF
Demolition of existing single storey timber building to allow for the construction of a n…
MO/2022/1875
2022 Approved
Gospel Hall, Station Road, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7DF
Demolition of existing single storey timber building to allow for the construction of a n…
MO/2022/1875
2021 Approved
Summerhayes, Station Road, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7DF
Erection of rear single storey extension following demolition of existing and replacement…
MO/2021/0538
2020 Approved
Gospel Hall, Station Road, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7DF
Erection of 1 No. dwelling with associated parking and landscaping following demolition o…
MO/2020/1696
2020 Approved
Gospel Hall, Station Road, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7DF
Erection of 1 No. dwelling with associated parking and landscaping following demolition o…
MO/2020/1696
2019 Refused
Gospel Hall, Station Road, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7DF
Erection of a 2 metres high wooden fence, 20 metres in length with one movable section to…
MO/2019/0772
2019 Refused
Gospel Hall, Station Road, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7DF
Erection of a 2 metres high wooden fence, 20 metres in length with one movable section to…
MO/2019/0772
2018 Approved
2 Rhinelands, Station Road, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7DF
Erection of single storey side and rear extension to adjoin to existing garage, insertion…
MO/2018/1179
2018 Withdrawn
Gospel Hall, Station Road, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7DF
Removal of the existing building (Class D1 (Non-residential institutions); place of worsh…
MO/2018/0961
2018 Withdrawn
Gospel Hall, Station Road, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7DF
Demolition of the existing hall and erection of a replacement hall.
MO/2018/0622
2017 Approved
Mulberry Down, Station Road, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7DF
Creation of vehiclular access.
MO/2017/1016
2017 Approved
Mulberry Down, Station Road, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7DF
Creation of vehiclular access.
MO/2017/1016
2016 Approved
Potters Farm, Station Road, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7DF document.write(" . View Map ");
Erection of detached double garage in curtilage of residential barn conversion.
MO/2016/1562
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings