Ranmore Service & Engineering Works, Station Road, Betchworth, RH3 7BZ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Replacement of roof and wall cladding with alterations to fenestration and installation of Photovoltaic Panels to the roof. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 5 Feb 2026 · Planning Committee · Last checked 15 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Mole Valley Development Management Committee on 4 Feb 2026.
Approved by 12 votes to 0
No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.
- The application was to replace the roof and wall cladding, alter windows and install photovoltaic panels on the roof of an engineering works.
- Members supported the proposal but raised concern about light spilling onto a neighbouring field and homes, and officers added an informative to turn lights off at night.
- The committee granted permission, with 12 in favour and 1 abstention, subject to the conditions in the officer's report.
Source: Plota analysis of Mole Valley's committee minutes of 4 Feb 2026.
Documents 1
Statements & assessments 1
Site constraints 8
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
From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2020, 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
- RH3 7BZ
- Received
- 14 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 14 Jul 2025
- Ward
- Brockham, Betchworth, Buckland, Box Hill & Headley
- Parish
- Mole Valley District Council Parishes
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 9 Sept 2025
- Decision
- APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS
- Decision date
- 5 Feb 2026
- Decision level
- Planning Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Future Planning and Development
How this decision compares
Decided in 206 days from validation, 121 days slower than Mole Valley's median of 85 for full applications. Approved, as 63% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Mole Valley in the last twelve months, from validation. Mole Valley decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- MO/2025/1195
- Comments by
- 2 Feb 2026
- Committee
- 4 Feb 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 9 Sept 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
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Nearby activity
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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.
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