Burnt Oak Farm, Burnt Oak Lane, Newdigate, RH5 5BJ Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2026/00905 - PN - Agricultural Buildings to Flexible Uses Refused

Proposal

Prior notification for the change of use of part of an agricultural barn to Commercial/Business/Service use (Use Class E). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

9 Jun 2026

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Validated

7 Jul 2026

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Refused

28 Aug 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 28 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Sept 2026

Documents 1

Application forms 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf Planning Application Form (Web) · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Ancient woodland

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.

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Ancient woodlandCouncil record

Recorded by the council for this site.

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Also on the record

Inside the Cudworth built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 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: PN - Agricultural Buildings to Flexible Uses
Postcode: RH5 5BJ
Received: 9 Jun 2026
Validated: 7 Jul 2026
Ward: Capel, Leigh, Newdigate & Charlwood
Parish: Newdigate
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 31 Aug 2026
Decision: PRIOR APPROVAL REFUSED
Decision date: 28 Aug 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, about the council's usual 52 days. Refused, as 40% of agricultural works here are.

This one52d

Council52d

UK44d

69%decided within 8 weeks

60%approved

35decided in the last year

Plota live figures for agricultural works decided by Mole Valley in the last twelve months, from validation. Mole Valley decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP/2026/00823
Comments by: 1 Aug 2026
Committee: 10 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry: 31 Aug 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Refused

The Limes, Burnt Oak Lane, Newdigate, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 5BJ

Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed development in respect of the erection of a re…

MO/2022/0670 18 May 2022

2022 Refused

The Limes, Burnt Oak Lane, Newdigate, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 5BJ

Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed development in respect of the erection of a re…

MO/2022/0670 18 May 2022

2017 Approved

Hunters Moon, Burnt Oak Lane, Newdigate, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 5BJ document.write(" . View Map ");

Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development in respect of the erection of two st…

MO/2017/0594 23 May 2017

2017 Approved

Hunters Moon, Burnt Oak Lane, Newdigate, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 5BJ document.write(" . View Map ");

Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development in respect of the erection of two st…

MO/2017/0594 23 May 2017

2017 Withdrawn

Hunters Moon, Burnt Oak Lane, Newdigate, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 5BJ document.write(" . View Map ");

Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development in respect of the erection of a two…

MO/2017/0110 23 Mar 2017

2017 Withdrawn

Hunters Moon, Burnt Oak Lane, Newdigate, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 5BJ document.write(" . View Map ");

Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development in respect of the erection of a two…

MO/2017/0110 23 Mar 2017

2016 Approved

Hunters Moon, Burnt Oak Lane, Newdigate, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 5BJ document.write(" . View Map ");

Replacement of pole barn and timber garage with new timber garage.

MO/2016/1056 3 Nov 2016

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