REST HARROW, LONDON ROAD, DORKING, RH4 1JE Data via plota.co.uk

PENDING MO/2026/00559
Date received
14 Apr 2026
Date validated
8 May 2026
Postcode
RH4 1JE

Description

1. Eucalyptus (RHS boundary) - Dismantle to near ground level. 2. Eucalyptus (RHS boundary) - Historically heavily pollarded. Located adjacent to and growing 'in partnership' with item 1. Dismantle to near ground level. 3. Eucalyptus (rear boundary) - Lapsed pollard. Reduce height to previous pollard points at approx. 6m and reduce lower growth to shape and balance remaining canopy, leaving canopy approx. 5m wide. 4. Field maple (LHS boundary adjacent to London Road) - Crown is spreading over carriageway of London Road. Crown reduce by up to 1-1.5m. All pruning cuts are to be made to suitable growth points. Data via plota.co.uk

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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
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Mole Valley decision performance
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