Wolves Hill Cottage, 221 the Street, Capel, RH5 5HA Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2026/01275 - PIP - Permission in Principle Others Live

Proposal

Application for Permission in Principle in respect of the erection of up to 3 No. dwellings. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 3 Oct 2026, 10:00

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Application progress

✓

Received

24 Aug 2026

✓

Validated

7 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 12 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 3 Nov 2026 and 19 Nov 2026, from Mole Valley's recent new homes.

Documents 1

Statements & assessments 1

PDF PLANNING STATEMENT - PIP - Wolves Hill Cottage 221 The Street Capel Dorking Surrey RH5 5HA x 3 dwellings.pdf Planning Statement · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

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.

Public footpath 23 m away

Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.

Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.

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.

Council site ↗

Also on the record

Inside the Capel built-up area; Priority habitat 17 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £400,000 in September 2000. Detached house, freehold.

14 September 2000£400,000

6 June 1995£223,051New build

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council: Mole Valley
Application type: PIP - Permission in Principle Others
Postcode: RH5 5HA
Received: 24 Aug 2026
Validated: 7 Sept 2026
Ward: Capel, Leigh, Newdigate & Charlwood
Parish: Capel
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 12 Oct 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: Phil Rowe

Decision outlook

Day 27 of the 56-day target. Mole Valley usually decides new homes by day 64.

prediction

Day 2737 days to the predicted decision (day 64)

38%decided within 8 weeks

62%approved

78decided 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: EC/2026/01306
Committee: 27 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry: 12 Oct 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved

17, Carterdale Cottages, Capel, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 5ES

Erection of 3 No. new dwellings and associated works.

MO/2023/1221 9 Feb 2024

2023 Approved

17, Carterdale Cottages, Capel, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 5ES

Erection of 3 No. new dwellings and associated works.

MO/2023/1221 9 Feb 2024

2019 Approved

28, Carterdale Cottages, Capel, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 5ES

Creation of driveway.

MO/2019/0367 3 May 2019

2019 Approved

28, Carterdale Cottages, Capel, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 5ES

Creation of driveway.

MO/2019/0367 3 May 2019

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