Horse Chestnut Cottage, Post House Lane, Great Bookham, KT23 3EA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Erection of single storey rear extension, alteration to boundary to incorporate land within the adjoining property of Cedar Cottage and erection of tool shed in extended garden area. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 25 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Sept 2026
Documents 1
Statements & assessments 1
Site constraints 5
Show the other 14 with distances
- 56 m10, 12, 14 and 18, Church RoadGrade II
- 57 mThe TyrrellsGrade II
- 62 m2, 4, 6, and 8, Church RoadGrade II
- 84 mCorner House Wyvern HouseGrade II
- 88 mGreat Bookham War Memorial, in the Churchyard of St Nicolas ChurchGrade II
- 91 mGables CottageGrade II
- 110 mChurch of St NicholasGrade I
- 118 mBurpham HouseGrade II
- 126 mTomb Chest Approximately 2 Metres North of Chancel of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- 131 mTwo Tomb Chests Approximately 5 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- 131 mFormer Great Bookham Country Junior SchoolGrade II
- 140 mGroup of Three Headstones and Three Footstones Approximately 10 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- 148 mLawson Headstone Approximately 17 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- 150 mThe Royal OakGrade II
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Mole Valley
- Application type
- Detailed Householder
- Postcode
- KT23 3EA
- Received
- 27 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 5 May 2026
- Ward
- Bookham West
- Parish
- Non Parish Area
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 30 Jun 2026
- Decision
- APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS
- Decision date
- 25 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Rob McGuinness
How this decision compares
Decided in 51 days from validation, 5 days faster than Mole Valley's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 80% of extensions here are.
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/2026/00425
- Comments by
- 7 Jun 2026
- Committee
- 16 Apr 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 30 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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.
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