38 Beales Road, Great Bookham, KT23 4LZ Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2026/00950 - Detailed Householder Approved

Proposal

Erection of a single storey side and rear extension following the demolition of the brick outbuilding. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
29 Jun 2026
Approved
24 Aug 2026

Approved on 24 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

Special area of conservation
Special area of conservationCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
National landscape 315 m away: Surrey Hills; Inside the Great Bookham and Fetcham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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
Detailed Householder
Postcode
KT23 4LZ
Received
29 Jun 2026
Validated
29 Jun 2026
Ward
Bookham West
Parish
Non Parish Area
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Aug 2026
Decision
APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS
Decision date
24 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Kingswood Consultancy

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 58 days. Approved, as 73% of demolitions here are.

42%decided within 8 weeks
73%approved
77decided 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/2026/00933
Comments by
14 Aug 2026
Committee
29 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Aug 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