City of London Freemens School, Park Lane, Ashtead, KT21 1ET Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2026/01131 - Detailed Live
Extensions & alterationsUtility infrastructure

Proposal

Replacement and improvement of existing rainwater drainage elements, including the increase size of cast iron down pipes, install new bespoke lead hopper heads, replace existing “swan neck” connection pipes and increase the size of overflow pipes on Main House. Increase the size of sump boxes and rainwater drainage outlets, improve gutter falls, and enlarge rooflight gutters, downpipes and cast iron goods to lower roofs. Install additional overflow pipes on the Orangery, Common Room and Service Wing roofs. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Jun 2026
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Validated
7 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 2 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 82.

The consultation period closed on 7 Sept 2026.

Documents 1

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Redacted Planning Application Form (Web) · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Tree preservation order
Grade II* listed: Ashtead Park House and Attached Balustrades
List entry 1028682 · 23 m away · 4 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
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. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
Read the government guidance ↗
Registered park or garden: Ashtead Park
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Heritage at risk: Ashtead Park, Ashtead
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Tree preservation orderCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Local nature reserve 354 m away: Ashtead Park; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Ashtead built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

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

Floor area2,048 m² (22,044 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 31)
UseD2 General Assembly and Leisure plus Night Clubs and Theatres
HeatingHeating and Mechanical Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2018, 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
Postcode
KT21 1ET
Received
11 Jun 2026
Validated
7 Aug 2026
Ward
Ashtead Park
Parish
Non Parish Area
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Coles Conservation Architects Ltd.

Decision outlook

Day 82, past the statutory target. 87% of extensions in Mole Valley are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 6 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 27 Oct 2026.

Day 8226 days past the 56-day target
55%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
558decided in the last year

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/2026/00841
Comments by
7 Sept 2026
Committee
13 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
8 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2023 Refused
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2022 Approved
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Discharge of condition 8 of approved planning permission MO/2018/1487 for internal and ex…
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2021 Approved
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Variation of condition 2 of approved planning permission MO/2018/1487 for internal and ex…
MO/2021/0899
2021 Approved
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Variation of condition 2 of approved planning permission MO/2018/1486 for external altera…
MO/2021/0196
2021 Approved
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Variation of Condition 2 of Listed Building Consent MO/2018/1487 for internal and externa…
MO/2021/0074
2021 Approved
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Non-material amendment to allow the continued use of the temporary access until September…
MO/2019/1884/1
2019 Approved
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Discharge of Condition No. 7 of approved planning permission MO/2018/1486/PLA for externa…
MO/2019/1484
2019 Approved
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Discharge of Condition 10 of approved Listed Building Consent MO/2018/1487 for internal a…
MO/2019/1479
2019 Approved
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2019 Approved
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Discharge of Condition 10 of approved Listed Building Consent MO/2018/1487 for internal a…
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2020 Approved
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.