Copse Farm, Old Kiln Farm, Coles Lane, Capel, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 5HS
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for an existing use in respect of the change of use of Copse Farm from a mixed use agricultural and light industrial workshop planning unit including the stationing and occupation of a caravans / vehicles and other structures for residential use as a New Age Travellers Residential Caravan site / commune providing independent accommodation for more than 10 years.
- Received
- 27 March 2023
- Decided
- 26 May 2023 · APPROVED
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Mole Valley District Council
- Ward
- Capel, Leigh, Newdigate and Charlwood
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- ReceivedSubmitted27 Mar
- ValidatedValidated27 Mar
- Consult.Consultation16 May
- TargetTarget Date22 May
- DecidedDecided26 May
Decided in 60 days (council typically 56)
This is an application to amend a permission at Copse Farm, Old Kiln Farm, Coles Lane, Capel, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 5HS. Mole Valley has handled 154 applications of this type and approves 86% of them, typically deciding them in 36 days. This one was decided in 60 days, 3 weeks longer than Mole Valley's median. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 1 application across Capel, Leigh, Newdigate and Charlwood. We hold 1,855 applications in total for the RH5 postcode area.
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Associated applications
- 202328 Mar
Erection of one block of 3 No. flats following demolition of existing workshop building.
ApprovedApplicationFiled alongsideMO/2023/0466 - 202327 Mar
Certificate of Lawfulness for an existing use in respect of the change of use of Copse Farm from a mixed use…
This applicationApprovedAmendmentMO/2023/0462
Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
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- Green belt: Mole ValleyPart of the site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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