Abinger House, Church Street, Dorking, RH4 1DF Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Prior notification for the change of use from Class E (Offices) to Class C3 (Residential) to provide 33 dwellings under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 3 Dec 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 25 Sept 2026
Documents 1
Application forms 1
Associated applications 2
Site constraints 6
Show all 24 with distances
- 44 mUnited Reformed ChurchGrade II
- 58 mThe King's ArmsGrade II
- 67 m50-52, West StreetGrade II
- 81 mWest Street HouseGrade II
- 84 m54, West StreetGrade II
- 87 m12-15, West StreetGrade II
- 88 m16a, West StreetGrade II
- 88 m55 and 56, West StreetGrade II
- 90 m11, West StreetGrade II
- 94 m22 and 23, West StreetGrade II
- 95 mFormer Bell HotelGrade II
- 97 m9 and 10, West StreetGrade II
- 109 m58-61, West StreetGrade II
- 110 m24, West StreetGrade II
- 111 m8a, West StreetGrade II
- 114 mLesley HouseGrade II
- 115 mLesley CottageGrade II
- 120 m7, West StreetGrade II
- 121 m10, North StreetGrade II
- 131 m5 and 6, West StreetGrade II
- 135 m3 and 4, West StreetGrade II
- 138 m1 and 2, North StreetGrade II
- 139 m2, West StreetGrade II
- 143 m1, West StreetGrade 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £3,293,500 in April 2023. Other property, freehold.
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
- PN - Part 3 Class MA Commercial Business Service to Dwellings
- Postcode
- RH4 1DF
- Received
- 8 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 8 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Dorking North
- Parish
- Non Parish Area
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 3 Dec 2025
- Decision
- PRIOR APPROVAL GRANTED
- Decision date
- 3 Dec 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Momentum Planning Ltd
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, 14 days faster than Mole Valley's median of 70 for changes of use. Approved, as 69% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Mole Valley in the last twelve months, from validation. Mole Valley decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP/2025/01498
- Comments by
- 8 Nov 2025
- Committee
- 8 Oct 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 3 Dec 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
39 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold owner: 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.
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