The Clockhouse, Horsham Road, Capel, RH5 5JJ Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2026/01478 - Detailed Live
Change of useNew homes

Proposal

Conversion of barn to form 1 No. dwelling. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Aug 2026
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Validated
7 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 9 Dec 2026 and 23 Dec 2026, from Mole Valley's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 10 Nov 2026

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Documents 1

Application forms 1

PDF clockhouse barn cil form 1.pdf CIL Additional Information Form · 1 Oct 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 7

Ancient woodland
Grade II listed: The Clock House
List entry 1028764 · 2 m away
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 113 m away: Clock House Brickworks SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Ancient woodlandCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Priority habitat 27 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 15 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

Building

Floor area463 m² (4,984 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (25 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyDetached house, 12 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsTimber frame, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2013, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Mole Valley
Application type
Detailed
Postcode
RH5 5JJ
Received
20 Aug 2026
Validated
7 Oct 2026
Ward
Capel, Leigh, Newdigate & Charlwood
Parish
Capel
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Asher Planning Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 21 of the 56-day target. Mole Valley usually decides changes of use by day 70.

Day 2149 days to the predicted decision (day 70)
31%decided within 8 weeks
69%approved
67decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Mole Valley in the last twelve months, from validation. Mole Valley decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/01273
Comments by
10 Nov 2026
Committee
1 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

13 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved
1 Clockhouse Cottages, Horsham Road, Capel, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 5JJ
Erection of a part two storey, part single side extension and a single storey rear extens…
MO/2022/1337
2022 Approved
1 Clockhouse Cottages, Horsham Road, Capel, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 5JJ
Erection of a part two storey, part single side extension and a single storey rear extens…
MO/2022/1337
2022 Refused
1 Clockhouse Cottages, Horsham Road, Capel, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 5JJ
Erection of a two storey side/rear extension and single storey rear extension, erection o…
MO/2022/0836
2022 Refused
1 Clockhouse Cottages, Horsham Road, Capel, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 5JJ
Erection of a two storey side/rear extension and single storey rear extension, erection o…
MO/2022/0836
2020 Refused
Clockhouse Copse, Horsham Road, Capel, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 5JJ
Erection of 7 No. residential dwellings with associated vehicle and pedestrian access adj…
MO/2020/0560
2020 Refused
Clockhouse Copse, Horsham Road, Capel, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 5JJ
Erection of 7 No. residential dwellings with associated vehicle and pedestrian access adj…
MO/2020/0560
2020 Approved
The Clockhouse, Horsham Road, Capel, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 5JJ
Extension and conversion of barn to create 1 No. dwelling with associated amenity space a…
MO/2020/1495
2020 Approved
The Clockhouse, Horsham Road, Capel, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 5JJ
Extension and conversion of barn to create 1 No. dwelling with associated amenity space a…
MO/2020/1495
2019 Withdrawn
Clockhouse Copse, Horsham Road, Capel, Dorking, Surrey RH5 5JJ
Erection of 7 No. new dwellings with garages and associated access.
MO/2019/1603
2019 Withdrawn
Clockhouse Copse, Horsham Road, Capel, Dorking, Surrey RH5 5JJ
Erection of 7 No. new dwellings with garages and associated access.
MO/2019/1603
2017 Approved
The Clockhouse, Horsham Road, Capel, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 5JJ
Extension and conversion of barn to create 1 No. dwelling with associated amenity space a…
MO/2017/1172
2017 Approved
The Clockhouse, Horsham Road, Capel, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 5JJ
Extension and conversion of barn to create 1 No. dwelling with associated amenity space a…
MO/2017/1172
2016 Withdrawn
Clockhouse Brickworks, Horsham Road, Capel, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 5JJ document.write(" . View Map ");
Prior notification for the proposed demolition of a disused storage building.
MO/2016/1631
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.