The Leatherhead Horticultural Society Store, Mvdc Allotment Car Park, Off By-Pass Road, Leatherhead Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2026/00904 - PN - Demolition Decided

Proposal

Prior Notification for the demolition of the Leatherhead Horticultural Society Stores. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
29 Jun 2026
Validated
2 Jul 2026
Prior approval not required
24 Jul 2026

Prior approval not required on 24 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Ancient woodland
Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. A site survey can differ.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Granary Approximately 10 Metres South of Barnett Wood Farmhouse, Grade II, 61 m away · 2 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.
Show all 2 with distances
Historic England ↗
Ancient woodlandCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Green belt 44 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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
PN - Demolition
Received
29 Jun 2026
Validated
2 Jul 2026
Ward
Leatherhead North
Parish
Non Parish Area
Case officer
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Target decision
29 Jul 2026
Decision
PRIOR APPROVAL NOT REQUIRED
Decision date
24 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
HC/2026/00938
Committee
30 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
29 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