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Scammells Corner Red Lane South Holmwood RH5 4DU

MO/2026/00198PIP - Permission in Principle OthersRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 18 March 2026

Delegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Permission in Principle for the proposed erection of 3 No. barn style dwellings together with associated access and landscaping.

Received
26 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Holmwoods & Beare Green
Agent
NJA Town Planning Ltd
  1. Received26 Jan
  2. Validated12 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided18 Mar

Decided in 34 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a new dwelling at SCAMMELLS CORNER RED LANE SOUTH HOLMWOOD RH5 4DU. Mole Valley has handled 256 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days, 5 days quicker than Mole Valley's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 54 applications across Holmwoods & Beare Green. We hold 1,886 applications in total for the RH5 postcode area.

62% of outline 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 and the proposal is inappropriate development. The proposal would result in substantial harm to the openness of the Green Belt, and no very special circumstances have been advanced to clearly outweigh the harm in conflict with policy EN1 of the Mole Valley Local Plan (2020-2039) and Government advice contained in the National Planning Policy Framework.
  2. The amount of development proposed comprises an undesirable overdevelopment of the site out of keeping with and detrimental to the character and appearance of the rural area. The proposal would therefore be in conflict with policy EN4 of the Mole Valley Local Plan (2020-2039) and the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
RH5 4DU
Application type
PIP - Permission in Principle Others
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Holmwood

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 February 2026
Consultation expiry
10 March 2026
Committee meeting
5 February 2026
Application expires
18 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
NJA Town Planning Ltd

Planning decision

Statutory period
34 days

Publicity

Site notice end
10 March 2026

Additional information

UPRN
100061426220
Documents
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: Mole Valley
  • National Landscape (AONB): Surrey HillsPart of the site
  • Ancient woodlandPart of the site · +1 more
  • 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, 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, 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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