Highlands Farm Cottages, Headley Road, Leatherhead, KT22 8QE Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2026/01368 - Detailed Live

Proposal

Creation of a new residential access off Headley Road to serve Highlands Cottages with the existing access being retained for access to Highlands Farm. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
21 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 16 Nov 2026 and 8 Dec 2026, from Mole Valley's recent utility and infrastructure works. Comments are open until 23 Oct 2026.

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 6

Ancient woodland
Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm.
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
6 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Leatherhead built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument 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
KT22 8QE
Received
14 Aug 2026
Validated
21 Sept 2026
Ward
Leatherhead South
Parish
Non Parish Area
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Bidwells LLP

Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. Mole Valley usually decides utility and infrastructure works by day 63.

Day 1350 days to the predicted decision (day 63)
45%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
31decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/01237
Comments by
23 Oct 2026
Committee
16 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Nov 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