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

Proposal

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Application progress

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Received
27 Jan 2026
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Validated
13 May 2026
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Approved
8 Oct 2026

Approved on 8 Oct 2026 · Planning Committee · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

Planning committee

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

Approved by 7 votes to 6

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

  • Officers advised approval, and the committee considered possible environmental benefits from reducing direct deliveries.
  • An objector and the ward member spoke, while members discussed safety, traffic, disturbance, parking and convenience.
  • Members voted 7 to 6, with no abstentions, to grant permission as recommended.
Read how the committee decided The proposed locker, local views, member debate, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Mole Valley's committee minutes of 7 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 7

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; Radon affected area, class 2; 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 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
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
APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS
Decision date
8 Oct 2026
Decision level
Planning Committee
Applicant
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Agent
NL Jones Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 148 days from validation, 63 days slower than Mole Valley's median of 85 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 90% of commercial and major works here are.

10%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
25%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Mole Valley in the last twelve months, from validation. Mole Valley decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/00727
Comments by
9 Sept 2026
Committee
7 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
12 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