Brook House Stores, 1 the Street, Charlwood, RH6 0BY Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2026/01254 - Detailed Live

Proposal

Change of use of existing single-storey outbuilding to self-contained one-bedroom residential dwelling (Use Class C3) including parking, EV charging point, landscaping and cycle and bin store. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
14 Jul 2026
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 24 Oct 2026, from Mole Valley's recent new homes. Comments are open until 2 Oct 2026.

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Site constraints 6

Ancient woodland
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
8 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Spicers Farm Granary, Grade II, 53 m away · 8 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
Ancient woodlandCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Green belt 12 m away: London; Inside the Charlwood built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 4, 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 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.

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Important details

Application type
Detailed
Postcode
RH6 0BY
Received
14 Jul 2026
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Ward
Capel, Leigh, Newdigate & Charlwood
Parish
Charlwood
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Ben Knight Architectural Services Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 17 of the 56-day target. Mole Valley usually decides new homes by day 57.

Day 1740 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/2026/01038
Comments by
2 Oct 2026
Committee
18 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
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