Era Site, Cleeve Road, Business Park Research Area Leatherhead, KT22 7SA Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2026/01221 - Approval of Conditions Live

Proposal

Submission of details pursuant to Conditions 4 and 5 of planning permission for the Hybrid application comprising: Full planning permission for development of a new divisional headquarters (HQ) police building with associated car parking, access, drainage and landscaping (Phase 1); Full planning permission for demolition of existing buildings and development of 40 residential units with associated parking and landscaping (phase 2); and, outline planning (all matters reserved) for residential development of up to 185 units and associated works (Phase 3). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
21 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 2 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 3

Special protection area
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special protection areaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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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
Approval of Conditions
Postcode
KT22 7SA
Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
21 Aug 2026
Ward
Leatherhead North
Parish
Non Parish Area
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Vail Williams LLP

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/01277
Committee
27 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Oct 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