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Lynchets, The Coombe, Betchworth

MO/2026/00334Detailed HouseholderApproved
Householder

Approved on 6 May 2026

Council decision: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONSDelegated (officer decision)5 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of first-floor rear extension with infill roof formed between two existing hipped roofs, matching existing roof pitch and materials. Loft conversion, including change of one existing storage room to a bedroom. Minor increase in ridge height to align ceiling height with existing upper-level bedroom. Proposed erection of two front dormer windows. Proposed roof alteration to replace existing flat roof over utility room with hipped roof, creating a continuous and unified rear roof form.

Submitted
3 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
  1. Received3 Mar
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target6 May
  5. Decided6 May

Decided in 64 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for a loft conversion at LYNCHETS, THE COOMBE, BETCHWORTH. Mole Valley has handled 450 applications of this type. This one was decided in 64 days, 8 days longer than Mole Valley's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 140 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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Application details

Postcode
RH3 7BT
Application type
Detailed Householder
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Consultation expiry
4 April 2026
Target decision date
6 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Architect profile
TX11 ARCHITECTS LIMITED

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 Hills
  • 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 (20)

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, 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.

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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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