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MO/2026/01290 - Approval of Conditions Approved

Proposal

Discharge of Condition 29 of planning permission for the erection of 5 No. dwellings and 2 No. commercial units (Use Class E and F1) along with associated bin and cycle storage, air-source heat pumps, parking and landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Sept 2026
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Approved
8 Oct 2026

Approved on 8 Oct 2026 · Planning Committee · Last checked 9 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Mole Valley Development Management Committee on 7 Oct 2026.

Approved by 12 votes to 0

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

  • Officers advised approval of the application, and the Chairman proposed approval in line with that recommendation.
  • The Committee raised no further clarification questions after considering the application.
  • The Committee voted 12 in favour, none against and one abstention, and granted permission.

Source: Plota analysis of Mole Valley's committee minutes, Mole Valley Development Management Committee minutes, 7 October 2026 .

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 6

Radon-affected area
Dorking conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
51 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Former Bell Hotel, Grade II, 37 m away · 2 Grade II*, 49 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 ↗
Radon-affected areaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Dorking built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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.

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Important details

Application type
Approval of Conditions
Postcode
RH4 1BS
Received
3 Sept 2026
Validated
3 Sept 2026
Ward
Dorking North
Parish
Non Parish Area
Case officer
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Target decision
15 Oct 2026
Decision
CONDITIONS APPROVED
Decision date
8 Oct 2026
Decision level
Planning Committee
Applicant
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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/01334
Committee
7 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
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