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The Barn, Upper Sent Cottages

MO/2025/02511DetailedRefused

Refused on 20 March 2026

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use of ground for the temporary siting of a static caravan for a temporary rural workers dwelling.

Submitted
11 June 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
  1. Received11 Jun
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided20 Mar

Decided in 282 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at THE BARN, UPPER SENT COTTAGES. Mole Valley has handled 207 applications of this type. This one was decided in 282 days, 32 weeks longer than Mole Valley's typical decision time. The site is in the Oakwood Hill conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 172 applications across Mickleham, Westcott & Okewood. We hold 1,886 applications in total for the RH5 postcode area.

61% of detailed 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 5PT
Application type
Detailed

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Appeal history

6007601
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 20 August 2026Dev Type: Other minor developmentsReason: refused

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation areaPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: Oakwood ManorOn this site
  • Ancient woodlandPart of 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 (19)

flood storage areas, 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.

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.

Source: Mole Valley

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