Car Park, Woodfield Lane, Ashtead, KT21 1AA Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

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Application progress

Received
27 Jan 2026
Validated
13 May 2026
Decision
Expected by 8 Jul 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 9 Sept 2026; it is now day 124. The consultation period closed on 9 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 6

Radon-affected area
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon-affected areaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Also on the record
Local nature reserve 367 m away: Ashtead Park; Conservation area 60 m away: Conservation_Area.TAB; 2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Ashtead built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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
KT21 1AA
Received
27 Jan 2026
Validated
13 May 2026
Ward
Ashtead Park
Parish
Non Parish Area
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
NL Jones Planning

Decision outlook

Day 124, past the statutory target. 87% of full applications in Mole Valley are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 12 Sept 2026.

Day 12468 days past the 56-day target
61%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
54,643decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent full applications in Mole Valley to go on. Mole Valley decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/00727
Comments by
9 Sept 2026
Committee
19 May 2026
Statutory expiry
8 Jul 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