Dorking Football Ground, Meadowbank, Mill Lane, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1DX Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2025/02116 - Detailed Approved

Proposal

Erection of a new 100 seater freestanding seated spectator stand. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 May 2025
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Validated
31 Jul 2025
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Approved
6 Feb 2026

Approved on 6 Feb 2026 · Planning Committee · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Mole Valley Development Management Committee on 4 Feb 2026.

Approved by 12 votes to 0

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

  • The application was for a new 100 seat freestanding tiered spectator stand at a football ground.
  • Officers confirmed that the retrospective structure's noise impact had been assessed and found no material impact beyond the existing level.
  • The committee granted permission, with 12 in favour and 1 abstention, subject to the conditions in the officer's report.
Read how the committee decided What was proposed, a question on noise, and the committee's decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Mole Valley's committee minutes of 4 Feb 2026.

Site constraints 7

Potentially contaminated land
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Potentially contaminated landCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Conservation area 58 m away: Dorking; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Dorking built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 13 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.

Building

Floor area150 m² (1,615 sq ft)
Energy ratingA (asset rating 22)
UseGeneral Assembly and Leisure, Night Clubs, and Theatres
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Detailed
Postcode
RH4 1DX
Received
20 May 2025
Validated
31 Jul 2025
Ward
Dorking North
Case officer
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Target decision
26 Sept 2025
Decision
APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS
Decision date
6 Feb 2026
Decision level
Planning Committee
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 190 days from validation, 105 days slower than Mole Valley's median of 85 for full applications. Approved, as 63% of full applications here are.

13%decided within 8 weeks
63%approved
10%go to committee

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

Public comments

1comment received

Last counted 13 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
MO/2025/0884
Comments by
19 Sept 2025
Committee
4 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Feb 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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner and leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.