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Mole Valley

In the last 12 months, 76.9% of householder applications were approved in Mole Valley (438 decided). A typical householder decision takes about eleven weeks (median 79 days).

Full planning applications: 61.5% approved (179 decided).

Across all application types on record (2023-04-20–2026-07-03): 79.6% of 5,581 decisions approved.

6,357Total applications
4,440Approved
1,141Refused
184Withdrawn
462Pending
79.6%Approval rate (all types)
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Decision Level
2,846Delegated
33Full Planning Committee
29Planning Committee
3Delegated - not to appear on Schedule 2
1County Council
By Development Category
CategoryTotalApprovedRefusedApproval rate
Householder 1,719 1,380 339
80.3%
Discharge of Conditions 728 725 3
99.6%
Full Planning Application 634 376 258
59.3%
Tree Works (Conservation Area) 615 570 45
92.7%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) 391 251 140
64.2%
Tree Works (TPO) 276 228 48
82.6%
Variance of Conditions 222 170 52
76.6%
Listed Building Consent 203 184 19
90.6%
Non-Material Amendment (S96a) 174 113 61
64.9%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) 99 72 27
72.7%
Advertisement Consent 62 47 15
75.8%
PN - Agricultural 50 37 13
74.0%
PN - Part 3 Class MA Commercial Business Service to Dwellings 46 30 16
65.2%
Detailed Major 32 15 17
46.9%
Consultation from Neighbouring Authority 29 26 3
89.7%
PN - Agriculture to Residential 25 11 14
44.0%
Change of Use 25 20 5
80.0%
Surrey County Council-Deemed 24 23 1
95.8%
Detailed Householder 21 21 0
100.0%
Variance of Conditions Major 18 12 6
66.7%
Approval of Conditions 17 16 1
94.1%
PIP - Permission in Principle Others 14 2 12
14.3%
Outline Planning 13 4 9
30.8%
Tree Felling Consent 13 10 3
76.9%
Electricity Board Consultation 13 10 3
76.9%
Prior Approval (Class MA — Commercial to Residential) 11 6 5
54.5%
Environmental Impact Assessment (Screening/Scoping) 10 10 0
100.0%
Consultation from Surrey County Council 10 10 0
100.0%
PN - Others 10 7 3
70.0%
Reserved Matters 8 7 1
87.5%
PN - Agricultural Buildings to Flexible Uses 8 4 4
50.0%
Minor Non Material Changes 7 4 3
57.1%
PN - Part 1 Class AA Residential additional storey 7 5 2
71.4%
Proposed Certificate of Lawful Use 6 5 1
83.3%
Telecommunications 6 4 2
66.7%
Variation of a Legal Agreement 4 4 0
100.0%
PN - Office to Residential 4 3 1
75.0%
Discharge of S106 Obligations 3 2 1
66.7%
PN - Demolition 3 2 1
66.7%
Asset of Community Value 3 0 3
0.0%
PN - Retail to Residential 2 1 1
50.0%
Outline Major 2 2 0
100.0%
Demolition 2 2 0
100.0%
PN - Part 20 Class ZA Dem of buildings and construction of new Dwellings 2 2 0
100.0%
PN - Householder 2013 2 2 0
100.0%
Removal of Legal Agreement 1 1 0
100.0%
Advertisement 1 1 0
100.0%
PN - Part 20 Class A New Dwellings on Detached Blocks of Flats 1 1 0
100.0%
Uncategorised 1 1 0
100.0%
PN - Railways 1 1 0
100.0%
PN - Part 3 Class G Commercial to a Mixed Use 1 0 1
0.0%
Prior Approval (Class AA — Upward Extension) 1 0 1
0.0%
PN - Part 20 Class AA New Dwellings on Detached buildings in Comm/Mixed Use 1 0 1
0.0%
Quarterly Trend
QuarterDecidedApprovedApproval rate
2023-Q3 408 339
83.1%
2023-Q4 488 387
79.3%
2024-Q1 444 354
79.7%
2024-Q2 493 388
78.7%
2024-Q3 468 384
82.1%
2024-Q4 494 398
80.6%
2025-Q1 472 369
78.2%
2025-Q2 551 427
77.5%
2025-Q3 461 349
75.7%
2025-Q4 470 362
77.0%
2026-Q1 327 268
82.0%
2026-Q2 304 249
81.9%
2026-Q3 26 23
88.5%
By Ward
WardTotalApprovedRefusedApproval rate
Mickleham, Westcott and Okewood 359 279 80
77.7%
Capel, Leigh, Newdigate and Charlwood 308 206 102
66.9%
Brockham, Betchworth, Buckland, Box Hill & Headley 270 216 54
80.0%
Dorking North 219 182 37
83.1%
Leatherhead South 214 177 37
82.7%
Dorking South 199 165 34
82.9%
Fetcham 186 142 44
76.3%
Ashtead Lanes and Common 168 132 36
78.6%
Ashtead Park 165 140 25
84.8%
Bookham West 150 134 16
89.3%
Bookham East and Eastwick Park 138 113 25
81.9%
Holmwoods and Beare Green 102 65 37
63.7%
Planning guides

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