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Sutherland, Roothill Lane

MO/2025/02714Detailed HouseholderRefused
Householder

Refused on 9 January 2026

Delegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

Proposal

Demolition of existing kitchen and garage. Erection of two storey side extension and erection of replacement garage.

Submitted
4 November 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
  1. Received4 Nov
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided9 Jan

Decided in 66 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at SUTHERLAND, ROOTHILL LANE. Mole Valley has handled 450 applications of this type. This one was decided in 66 days, 10 days longer than Mole Valley's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 139 applications across Brockham, Betchworth, Buckland, Box Hill & Headley. We hold 642 applications in total for the RH3 postcode area.

76% of detailed householder 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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Why it was refused

  1. The site is situated within the Metropolitan Green Belt. The proposal, by reason of its size in relation to the dwellinghouse it would serve, is considered to be a disproportionate addition over and above the size of the original dwelling. The proposal would therefore be inappropriate development, contrary to Policy EN1 of the Mole Valley Local Plan (2020-2039) and Government advice contained in the National Planning Policy Framework. No very special circumstances have been put forward which would clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm arising from the proposal.
  2. The proposal has failed to have sufficient regard to the importance of protected species. Insufficient information has been provided by way of a bat survey and thus the proposal has failed to accord with policy EN9 of the Mole Valley Local Plan (2020- 2039) and the NPPF.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
RH3 7AT
Application type
Detailed Householder

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Architect profile
CHRIS TIZZARD ARCHITECTURAL LIMITED

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.

Source: Mole Valley

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