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Jayes Park, Forest Green Road, Ockley, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 5RR

MO/2023/1238DetailedApproved
Full

Approved on 18 April 2024

Council decision: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONSDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Erection of a ground mounted solar array comprising 162 No. solar panels.

Received
17 August 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Mickleham, Westcott and Okewood
  1. Received17 Aug
  2. Validated24 Aug
  3. Consult.22 Sep
  4. Target19 Oct
  5. Decided18 Apr

Decided in 238 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Jayes Park, Forest Green Road, Ockley, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 5RR. Mole Valley has handled 1,723 applications of this type. This one was decided in 245 days, 27 weeks longer than Mole Valley's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 12 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 5RR
Application type
Detailed
Development type
Other
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Ockley

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 August 2023
Consultation expiry
22 September 2023
Consultation end
22 September 2023
Target decision date
19 October 2023
Application expires
19 October 2023

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

First advertised
1 September 2023
Site notice end
22 September 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12392830
UPRN
200000160650
Documents
14

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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)

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Associated applications

  1. 2023
    17 Aug

    Erection of a ground mounted solar array comprising 162 No. solar panels.

    This applicationApprovedFullMO/2023/1238
  2. 2023
    16 Aug

    Refurbishment and extension of existing agricultural barn to provide a commercial building comprising the…

    ApprovedDetailedFiled alongsideMO/2023/1237
  3. 2023
    16 Aug

    Erection of a biomass boiler barn.

    ApprovedDetailedFiled alongsideMO/2023/1241

Planning history at this site

12 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    27 Oct

    Variation of Conditions 1 & 2 of approved planning application MO/2023/1237

    RefusedVariation of conditions (s73)MO/2025/02602
  2. 2025
    31 Mar

    Variation of condition 2 of planning permission MO/2023/1237

    RefusedVariation of conditions (s73)MO/2025/0572
  3. 2024
    9 Sep

    Refurbishment and extension of existing barn to provide a commercial building comprising the following use…

    ApprovedDetailedMO/2024/1503
  4. 2024
    17 Jul

    Prior notification for the erection of an agricultural storage barn 45 metres long, by 22 metres wide.

    ApprovedPN - AgriculturalMO/2024/1158
  5. 2024
    3 Apr

    Demolition of existing agricultural barn and replacement with a commercial building comprising the following…

    RefusedDetailedMO/2024/0532
  6. 2023
    29 Jun

    Prior notification for the erection of an agricultural building of 45 metres x 22 metres for the storage of…

    ApprovedPN - AgriculturalMO/2023/0918

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