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Benbow Stables, Trap Lane, Ockley, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 5QX

MO/2026/00437Variance of ConditionsAwaiting decision
Discharge / amendments
Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Variation of Condition 2 of planning permission MO/2024/1540 for demolition of existing stable buildings and erection of Office and Carriage Storage Barn, Guest Accommodation, Horse Walker, American Stables and Hay and Machinery Storage, incorporation of changing facilities and viewing area to existing riding arena and landscaping, parking and associated works to allow for minor internal and external revisions to the Carriage Storage Barn first floor to use as a small unit of staff accommodation ‘tied’ to Benbow Stables, relocating the stable office to occupy part of the building's ground floor.

Received
17 February 2026
Decision due
14 April 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Mickleham, Westcott & Okewood
Agent
MatPlan Limited
  1. Received17 Feb
  2. Validated17 Feb
  3. Consult.7 Jul
  4. Target14 Apr
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an application to vary a condition at Benbow Stables, Trap Lane, Ockley, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 5QX. Mole Valley has handled 261 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 17 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 173 applications across Mickleham, Westcott & Okewood. We hold 1,886 applications in total for the RH5 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
RH5 5QX
Application type
Variance of Conditions
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Abinger

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 February 2026
Consultation expiry
30 April 2026
Consultation end
7 July 2026
Committee meeting
19 February 2026
Application expires
1 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Benbow Stables Livery & Riding School
Agent
MatPlan Limited
Architect profile
MATPLAN LIMITED

Planning decision

Decision
PENDING
Case officer
Sue Read
Statutory period
30 days

Publicity

Site notice end
30 April 2026

Additional information

UPRN
100061427830
Documents
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (22)

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, 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.

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