The Abinger Cookery School, Guildford Road, Abinger Hammer, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6RZ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of former cookery school to convert into a detached dwelling with private garden and parking for 4 No. cars. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 3 Sept 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 15 Oct 2026
Documents 1
Consultation & comments 1
Associated applications 2
- Change of use of former cookery school to convert into a detached dwelling with private garden and parking for 4 No. cars.
Conditions variation sought for 3
Site constraints 9
Show all 3 with distances
- 51 mThe Blacksmiths Clock the Clock HouseGrade II
- 94 mMarsh ViewGrade II
- 146 mOld Hatch Farm HouseGrade II*
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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £37,335 in March 2020. Other property, leasehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2025, 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 6RZ
- Received
- 1 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 1 Jul 2025
- Ward
- Mickleham, Westcott and Okewood
- Parish
- Abinger
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 3 Sept 2025
- Decision
- APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS
- Decision date
- 3 Sept 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Planit Consulting
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 64 days from validation, 21 days faster 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
- PP-14142464
- Comments by
- 14 Aug 2025
- Committee
- 26 Aug 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 3 Sept 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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