Dickens Barn, Mole Street, Ockley, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 5PB
Proposal
Change of use from agricultural barn to a use for adventure motorcycling, to include addition of windows, to the front rear and side elevations.
- Received
- 1 August 2024
- Decided
- 30 January 2025 · REFUSED
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Mole Valley District Council
- Ward
- Mickleham, Westcott and Okewood
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- ReceivedSubmitted1 Aug
- ValidatedValidated1 Aug
- Consult.Consultation2 Sep
- TargetTarget Date26 Sep
- DecidedDecided30 Jan
Decided in 182 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Dickens Barn, Mole Street, Ockley, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 5PB. Mole Valley has handled 1,723 applications of this type and approves 86% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 182 days, 18 weeks longer than Mole Valley's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,855 applications in total for the RH5 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
10 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202620 Aug
Prior Notification for the erection of an agricultural building of 17 metres by 9 metres for the storage of…
RefusedPN - AgriculturalMO/2026/01193 - 202520 Jun
Retention of barn.
RefusedDetailedMO/2025/1071 - 202227 Jun
Erection of two storey rear extensions and raising of roof ridge height on part of dwelling to create first…
ApprovedHouseholderMO/2022/1125 - 202226 May
Prior notification for the erection of an agricultural building of 17 metres x 9 metres for the storage of…
ApprovedPN - AgriculturalMO/2022/0932 - 202126 May
Erection of 2 No. dwellings following the demolition of the existing buildings on the site.
ApprovedDetailedMO/2021/1000 - 20217 Apr
Prior notification for the erection of an agricultural barn of 17 metres x 9 metres with associated…
ApprovedPN - AgriculturalMO/2021/0390 - 202015 Dec
Prior approval for addition of one storey to existing dwelling.
ApprovedApplicationMO/2020/2304 - 202015 Dec
Prior notification for the erection of a single storey rear extension of 7.9 metres deep and 2.7 metres high…
ApprovedHouseholderMO/2020/2258 - 202010 Nov
Addition of one storey to the existing dwellinghouse to reach a maximum ridge height of 12.47 metres.
ApprovedApplicationMO/2020/2101 - 202017 Aug
Prior notification for the erection of an agricultural storage barn of 17 metres by 9 metres with associated…
ApprovedPN - AgriculturalMO/2020/1430
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Ancient woodlandNext to the site
- 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, green belt, 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, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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