Annexe Silverdale, Epsom Road, Ashtead, KT21 1JX Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2026/01286 - Detailed Refused

Proposal

Installation of storage container to front of property. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
23 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
3 Sept 2026
✗
Refused
28 Oct 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 28 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 28 Oct 2026

Site constraints 10

Tree preservation order
Local nature reserve 38 m away: Ashtead Park
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Registered park or garden 40 m away: Ashtead Park
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
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
Radon affected area, class 2; Heritage at risk 40 m away: Ashtead Park, Ashtead; 2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Ashtead built-up area; Green belt 32 m away: London; Priority habitat 38 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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 1JX
Received
23 Jul 2026
Validated
3 Sept 2026
Ward
Ashtead Park
Parish
Non Parish Area
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Oct 2026
Decision
REFUSE
Decision date
28 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Whiteman Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 30 days faster than Mole Valley's median of 85 for commercial and major works. Refused, as 10% 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/2026/01089
Comments by
4 Oct 2026
Committee
24 Aug 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:
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

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