251 Lower Road, Bookham, KT23 4DN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Erection of 5 No. dwellings with associated landscaping and access. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 9 Oct 2026 · Planning Committee · Last checked 16 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Mole Valley Development Management Committee on 7 Oct 2026.
Approved by 9 votes to 2
No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.
- Officers recommended approval, with the addendum and amended conditions included in the committee’s motion.
- An objector, the residents’ association and the agent spoke, while members discussed trees, overlooking, access safety and the cramped layout.
- The committee voted 9 in favour, 2 against and 2 abstentions, and granted permission.
Source: Plota analysis of Mole Valley's committee minutes, Mole Valley Development Management Committee minutes, 7 October 2026 .
Documents 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 5
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Important details
- Council
- Mole Valley
- Application type
- Detailed
- Postcode
- KT23 4DN
- Received
- 22 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 22 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Bookham West
- Parish
- Non Parish Area
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 18 Jun 2026
- Decision
- APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS
- Decision date
- 9 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Planning Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Nye Saunders Ltd Chartered Architects
How this decision compares
Decided in 170 days from validation, 104 days slower than Mole Valley's median of 66 for new homes. Approved, as 59% of new homes here are.
Plota live figures for new homes decided by Mole Valley in the last twelve months, from validation. Mole Valley decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP/2026/00580
- Comments by
- 28 Jun 2026
- Committee
- 7 Oct 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 9 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
16 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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