Pondhead Farm, Bennetts Grove, Forest Green
Approved on 9 September 2026
Council decision: PRIOR APPROVAL NOT REQUIREDDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Prior Notification for the erection of an agricultural building of 15 metres by 10 metres for the storage of animal feed and agricultural machinery.
- Received
- 11 August 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Mole Valley District Council
- Ward
- Mickleham, Westcott & Okewood
- ReceivedReceived11 Aug
- ValidatedValidated13 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date9 Sep
- DecidedDecided9 Sep
Decided in 27 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a planning application at PONDHEAD FARM, BENNETTS GROVE, FOREST GREEN. Mole Valley has handled 18 applications of this type. This one was decided in 27 days, 4 weeks quicker than Mole Valley's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. 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.
67% of pn - agricultural 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
- RH5 5PN
- Application type
- PN - Agricultural
- Parish
- Abinger
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 13 August 2026
- Target decision date
- 9 September 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Caroline Hall
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- 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 (20)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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, 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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Source: Mole Valley
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