Lorengau Cottage, Horsham Road, Forest Green, RH5 5RZ Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2025/02668 - Detailed Approved

Proposal

Erection of replacement dwelling and garage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Nov 2025
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Approved
27 May 2026

Approved on 27 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

Ancient woodland
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Ancient woodlandCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
National landscape 442 m away: Surrey Hills; Inside the Forest Green built-up area; Conservation area 94 m away: Forest Green; 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 25 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
RH5 5RZ
Received
7 Nov 2025
Validated
7 Nov 2025
Ward
Mickleham, Westcott & Okewood
Parish
Abinger
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Jan 2026
Decision
APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS
Decision date
27 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 201 days from validation, 141 days slower than Mole Valley's median of 60 for demolitions. Approved, as 75% of demolitions here are.

41%decided within 8 weeks
75%approved
169decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2025/01699
Comments by
27 Feb 2026
Committee
18 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
3 Jan 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