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Enterprise House, 4 Curtis Road

MO/2026/00522PN - Part 3 Class MA Commercial Business Service to DwellingsRefused

Refused on 31 July 2026

Council decision: PRIOR APPROVAL REFUSEDDelegated (officer decision)5 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Change of use of the ground floor (part only) and the first floor from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to provide 16 dwellings (Use Class C3).

Submitted
28 April 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
  1. Received28 Apr
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target22 Jun
  5. Decided31 Jul

Decided in 94 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at ENTERPRISE HOUSE, 4 CURTIS ROAD. Mole Valley has handled 27 applications of this type. This one was decided in 94 days, 5 weeks longer than Mole Valley's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 107 applications across Dorking North. We hold 474 applications in total for the RH4 postcode area.

72% of pn - part 3 class ma commercial business service to dwellings 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 proposed development fails to satisfy with the requirements of Class MA.2(b) of Part 3, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended). The information submitted fails to adequately assess and address potential contamination risks associated with the site and its proposed residential occupation. Consequently, the Local Planning Authority cannot be satisfied that future occupiers would not be exposed to unacceptable risks arising from land contamination.
  2. The proposed development fails to satisfy the requirements of Class MA.2(d) of Part 3, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended). The proposed change of use introduces a form of development that falls within a flood risk vulnerability category that is not appropriate to the Flood Zone in which the site is located. Consequently, the Local Planning Authority is unable to conclude that the development would be acceptable in terms of flood risk.
  3. The proposed development fails to satisfy the requirements of Class MA.2(d) of Part 3, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended). Insufficient information has been submitted to demonstrate that noise arising from neighbouring commercial and industrial premises can be satisfactorily mitigated to protect the living conditions of future occupiers. The submitted acoustic information does not adequately address the identified noise impacts or Agent of Change principles, and the Local Planning Authority cannot be satisfied that the matter could be appropriately addressed by condition
  4. The proposed development fails to satisfy the requirements of Class MA.(2(f) of Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) because the development under MA.2 (f) would not provide adequate natural light to the habitable rooms of all of the proposed units because windows do not exist.
  5. The proposed development does not comply with the requirements of Class MA.2(g) of Part 3, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended). The site is located within an established employment area containing a concentration of industrial, manufacturing, storage and distribution uses, including nearby 24-hour operations. The introduction of residential accommodation within this environment would create the potential for conflict between future occupiers and existing businesses, which could prejudice the continued operation and viability of those employment-generating uses. Accordingly, the Local Planning Authority is not satisfied that the proposal complies with the requirements of Class MA.2(g).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
RH4 1EJ
Application type
PN - Part 3 Class MA Commercial Business Service to Dwellings
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Consultation expiry
25 May 2026
Target decision date
22 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant company

Cole Enterprises Limited

Company number 02124102

Status
Active
Type
Private limited company
Incorporated
16 Apr 1987 (39 years old)
Nature of business
Other service activities
Registered office
Ruislip
View on Companies House

Company information from Companies House.

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site

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.

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