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Lodge Farm, Lodge Lane, South Holmwood, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 4NY

MO/2023/0877DetailedApproved
Full

Approved on 25 August 2023

Council decision: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONSDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Demolition of existing commercial storage building and erection of new Class E and B8 commercial unit.

Received
22 June 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Holmwoods and Beare Green
  1. Received22 Jun
  2. Validated28 Jun
  3. Consult.28 Jul
  4. Target23 Aug
  5. Decided25 Aug

Decided in 58 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Lodge Farm, Lodge Lane, South Holmwood, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 4NY. Mole Valley has handled 1,723 applications of this type. This one was decided in 64 days, 8 days longer than Mole Valley's typical decision time. There have been 7 other applications at this address. We hold 1,886 applications in total for the RH5 postcode area.

78% of full applications at Mole Valley District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
RH5 4NY
Application type
Detailed
Development type
Mixed Commercial Uses - Industry
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Holmwood

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 June 2023
Consultation expiry
28 July 2023
Consultation end
28 July 2023
Target decision date
23 August 2023
Application expires
28 July 2023

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

First advertised
7 July 2023

Additional information

UPRN
100061424526
Documents
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Green belt: Mole Valley
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2021
    8 Oct

    Erection of an agricultural workshop 15.24m x 18.28m.

    ApprovedDetailedMO/2021/1901
  2. 2021
    17 Sep

    Erection of a new commercial unit following demolition of existing.

    ApprovedDetailedMO/2021/1778
  3. 2021
    10 May

    Prior notification for the erection of an agricultural barn of 27 metres x 30 metres for the storage of farm…

    RefusedPN - AgriculturalMO/2021/0703
  4. 2021
    19 Mar

    Discharge of conditions 5 and 6 of approved planning permission MO/2018/0450

    CONDITIONS APPROVEDDischarge of conditionsMO/2021/0532
  5. 2019
    11 Dec

    The change of use of land from agriculture to a contractor's yard with ancillary cabins, containers, parking…

    RefusedDetailedMO/2019/2164
  6. 2019
    6 Nov

    Discharge of Conditions 7 and 8 of planning permission MO/2018/0450

    CONDITIONS APPROVEDDischarge of conditionsMO/2019/1968

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