Unit 3, Crouch Industrial Estate, Barnett Wood Lane, Leatherhead, Surrey Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2026/01281 - Variance of Conditions Major Live

Proposal

Variation of Conditions 2, 7 and 8 of planning permission (allowed on appeal ref. APP/) for the demolition of the existing unit and erection of a replacement building to provide self-storage floorspace across four levels (Use Class B8) to allow the addition of a canopy at the entrance and changes to materials and parking arrangements. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
8 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 8 Dec 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 8 Dec 2026. Comments are open until 4 Oct 2026.

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 2

Potentially contaminated land
Potentially contaminated landCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Leatherhead 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
Variance of Conditions Major
Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
8 Sept 2026
Ward
Leatherhead North
Parish
Non Parish Area
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Quod

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/01160
Comments by
4 Oct 2026
Committee
27 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
8 Dec 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