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Land At Blanks Lane

MO/2026/01157Existing Certificate of Lawful UseRefused
Lawful development certificate

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for an existing development in respect of the erection of an agricultural barn, polytunnel and chicken coup having commenced under planning permission MO/2019/2009.

Received
18 August 2026
Decided
13 October 2026 · REFUSE
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Capel, Leigh, Newdigate & Charlwood
Site boundary (council red line)
  1. Received18 Aug
  2. Validated18 Aug
  3. Consult.12 Sep
  4. Target13 Oct
  5. Decided13 Oct

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Mole Valley66% of existing certificate of lawful use applications approved

This is a planning application at LAND AT BLANKS LANE. Mole Valley has handled 38 applications of this type and approves 66% of them, typically deciding them in 64 days. This one was decided in 56 days, 8 days quicker than Mole Valley's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 158 applications across Capel, Leigh, Newdigate & Charlwood. We hold 1,855 applications in total for the RH5 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
MO/2026/01157
Address
LAND AT BLANKS LANE
Postcode
RH5 5ED
Local Authority
Mole Valley
Application Type
Existing Certificate of Lawful Use
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
Determined
Ward
Capel, Leigh, Newdigate & Charlwood
Parish
Newdigate

Applicant & Agent

Applicant
ATCN Consulting
Agent
ATCN Consulting

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
12 May 2026
Target Decision Date
13 October 2026
Date Decided
13 October 2026
Date Validated
18 August 2026
Date Submitted
18 August 2026
Consultation End
12 September 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
REFUSE
Decided By
Delegated
Case Officer
Deborah Soulsby

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
51.175144, -0.255253
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Mole Valley

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 2026-10-09. 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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