6-8 Downsvale Nursing Home, Pixham Lane, Pixham Dorking, RH4 1PT Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2026/01238 - Approval of Conditions Approved

Proposal

Submission of details pursuant to Condition 4 of planning permission for the erection of new care home to replace existing. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
28 Jul 2026
Validated
20 Aug 2026
Approved
10 Sept 2026

Approved on 10 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 12 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Tree preservation order
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National landscape 113 m away: Surrey Hills
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Tree preservation orderCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Dorking built-up area; Green belt 74 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · 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
Approval of Conditions
Postcode
RH4 1PT
Received
28 Jul 2026
Validated
20 Aug 2026
Ward
Dorking North
Parish
Non Parish Area
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Oct 2026
Decision
CONDITIONS APPROVED
Decision date
10 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
A P Architecture Limited

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/01122
Committee
13 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
1 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