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MO/2026/01383 - Approval of Conditions Live

Proposal

Submission of details pursuant to Condition 13 (Phases 0 and 1) of planning permission (allowed on Appeal Ref: APP/) for an Outline application with all matters reserved except means of access for residential development of up to 446 dwellings (Use Class C3), community building(s) up to 1,500sqm. (Use Class E and/or F), gypsy and traveller pitches up to 0.2ha, public open space, landscaping, surface water drainage and all associated infrastructure. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
17 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 29 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 29 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 4

Tree preservation order
Priority habitat: No main habitat but additional habitats present
A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Tree preservation orderCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 1 October 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
Received
17 Sept 2026
Validated
17 Sept 2026
Ward
Capel, Leigh, Newdigate & Charlwood
Parish
Charlwood
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
ECE Planning Limited

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/01427
Committee
21 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
29 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Mole Valley
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#270 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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