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Land Adjacent To Vale Lodge, Balchins Lane

MO/2026/01352Proposed Certificate of Lawful UsePending Decision
Lawful development certificate

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed use in respect of the use of the land as a recreational campsite for not more than 60 days in total in any calendar year.

Received
18 August 2026
Target decision date
13 October 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Mickleham, Westcott & Okewood
Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

  1. Received18 Aug
  2. Validated18 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target13 Oct
  5. Decided
8 weeks typical decision time in Mole Valley74% of proposed certificate of lawful use applications approved

This is a planning application at LAND ADJACENT TO VALE LODGE, BALCHINS LANE. Mole Valley has handled 108 applications of this type and approves 74% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. It was submitted on 18 August 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 176 applications across Mickleham, Westcott & Okewood. We hold 451 applications in total for the RH4 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
MO/2026/01352
Address
LAND ADJACENT TO VALE LODGE, BALCHINS LANE
Postcode
RH4 3LP
Local Authority
Mole Valley
Application Type
Proposed Certificate of Lawful Use
Decision Status
Undecided
Current Status
Live
Ward
Mickleham, Westcott & Okewood
Parish
Non Parish Area

Applicant & Agent

Agent
D&M Planning Ltd

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
18 August 2026
Target Decision Date
13 October 2026
Date Validated
18 August 2026
Date Submitted
18 August 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
PENDING
Decided By
Delegated
Case Officer
Sue James

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
51.222828, -0.386779
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
  • National Landscape (AONB): Surrey Hills
  • 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 (19)

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, 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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