Wattlehurst Farm , Dorking Road , Kingsfold , Horsham , RH12 3SD Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2026/01109 - PN - Agriculture to Residential Live
AgriculturalChange of useNew homes

Proposal

Prior notification for the change of use of part of an existing agricultural barn to 1 No. residential units (Use Class C3) with associated curtilage and parking. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 1 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 3 Oct 2026, from Mole Valley's recent new homes. The consultation period closed on 7 Sept 2026.

Documents 1

Application forms 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf Planning Application Form (Web) · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 4

Ancient woodland
Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
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
Priority habitat 31 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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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Other new applications on this street

27 Aug 2026Pending

WATTLEHURST FARM, DORKING ROAD, KINGSFOLD, RH12 3SD

Prior Notification for the erection of an agricultural building of 24.4 metres b...

MO/2026/01251
18 Jun 2026Pending

LAND AT, OLD WATTLEHURST FARM, DORKING ROAD

Demolition of the existing building and erection of a dwelling with an associate...

MO/2026/01006

Nearby new applications

27 Aug 2026Pending

WATTLEHURST FARM, DORKING ROAD, KINGSFOLD, RH12 3SD

Prior Notification for the erection of an agricultural building of 24.4 metres b...

MO/2026/01251
24 Jul 2026Approved

Land at Old Wattlehurst Farm Dorking Road Kingsfold Horsham RH12 3SD

Demolition of the existing building and erection of a dwelling with an associate...

NC/26/0020
18 Jun 2026Pending

LAND AT, OLD WATTLEHURST FARM, DORKING ROAD

Demolition of the existing building and erection of a dwelling with an associate...

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Important details

Council
Mole Valley
Application type
PN - Agriculture to Residential
Postcode
RH12 3SD
Received
7 Aug 2026
Validated
7 Aug 2026
Ward
Capel, Leigh, Newdigate & Charlwood
Parish
Capel
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Manorwood

Decision outlook

Day 38 of the 56-day target. Mole Valley usually decides new homes by day 57.

Day 3819 days to the predicted decision (day 57)
48%decided within 8 weeks
48%approved
31decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/01186
Comments by
7 Sept 2026
Committee
7 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
1 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2020 Approved
Ells Farm Dorking Road Kingsfold Horsham West Sussex RH12 3SD
Change of use from meat processing, air drying and parking/loading to use as luxury Bed a…
NC/20/0025
2020 Approved
Ells Farm Dorking Road Kingsfold Horsham West Sussex RH12 3SD
Change of use from meat processing, air drying and parking/loading to use as luxury Bed a…
NC/20/0025
2020 Approved
Old Wattlehurst Farm Horsham Road Capel Horsham Surrey RH12 3SD
Erection of 2 No. dwellings following demolition of existing agricultural and stable buil…
NC/20/0011
2020 Approved
Old Wattlehurst Farm Horsham Road Capel Horsham Surrey RH12 3SD
Erection of 2 No. dwellings following demolition of existing agricultural and stable buil…
NC/20/0011
2018 Approved
D W Nye Ltd Hewells Farm Dorking Road Kingsfold Horsham West Sussex RH12 3SD
Approval of details reserved by conditions 3, 4, 6 and 7 on DC/17/1863
DISC/18/0096
2017 Approved
D W Nye Ltd Hewells Farm Dorking Road Kingsfold Horsham West Sussex RH12 3SD
Demolition of existing warehouse and outbuildings, and erection of new warehouse to form…
DC/17/1863
2017 Approved
D W Nye Ltd Hewells Farm Dorking Road Kingsfold Horsham West Sussex RH12 3SD
Demolition of existing warehouse and outbuildings, and erection of new warehouse to form…
DC/17/1863
2017 Approved
D W Nye Ltd Hewells Farm Dorking Road Kingsfold Horsham West Sussex RH12 3SD
Extension and refurbishment to existing office and main entrance building premises
DC/17/0393
2017 Approved
D W Nye Ltd Hewells Farm Dorking Road Kingsfold Horsham West Sussex RH12 3SD
Extension and refurbishment to existing office and main entrance building premises
DC/17/0393
2016 Approved
Old Wattlehurst Farm, Horsham Road, Capel, Surrey, RH12 3SD document.write(" . View Map ");
Erection of 1 No. detached dwelling with garage following demolition of existing non-agri…
MO/2016/1865
2016 Refused
Old Wattlehurst Farm Horsham Road Capel Surrey RH12 3SD
Erection of 1 No. detached dwelling with garage following demolition of existing non-agri…
NC/17/0001
2016 Refused
Old Wattlehurst Farm Horsham Road Capel Surrey RH12 3SD
Erection of 1 No. detached dwelling with garage following demolition of existing non-agri…
NC/17/0001
2016 Approved
Wattlehurst Farm, Horsham Road, Capel, Horsham, Surrey, RH12 3SD document.write(" . View Map ");
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for an Existing Use in respect of use of buildi…
MO/2016/1437
2016 Refused
Old Wattlehurst Farm, Horsham Road, Capel, Horsham, Surrey, RH12 3SD document.write(" . View Map ");
Erection of 1 No. detached dwelling with garage following demolition of existing non-agri…
MO/2016/1038
2016 Refused
Old Wattlehurst Farm Horsham Road Capel Horsham Surrey RH12 3SD
Erection of 1 no detached dwelling with garage following demolition of existing non-agric…
NC/16/0027
2016 Refused
Old Wattlehurst Farm Horsham Road Capel Horsham Surrey RH12 3SD
Erection of 1 no detached dwelling with garage following demolition of existing non-agric…
NC/16/0027
2016 Approved
Old Wattlehurst Farm, Horsham Road, Capel, Horsham, Surrey, RH12 3SD document.write(" . View Map ");
Erection of 1 No. detached dwelling with garage following demolition of existing non-agri…
MO/2016/0652
2016 Approved
Old Wattlehurst Farm Horsham Road Capel Horsham Surrey RH12 3SD
Erection of 1 no detached dwelling with garage following demolition of existing non-agric…
NC/16/0016
2016 Approved
Old Wattlehurst Farm Horsham Road Capel Horsham Surrey RH12 3SD
Erection of 1 no detached dwelling with garage following demolition of existing non-agric…
NC/16/0016
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings