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The Abinger Cookery School, Guildford Road, Abinger Hammer

MO/2026/01511Variance of ConditionsAwaiting decision
Discharge / amendments
Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Removal of Condition 3 (zero-carbon ready) of planning application MO/2025/1128 for the change of use of former cookery school to convert into a detached dwelling with private garden and parking for 4 No. cars.

Received
21 September 2026
Decision due
16 November 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Mickleham, Westcott & Okewood
Agent
Planit Consulting
  1. Received21 Sep
  2. Validated21 Sep
  3. Consult.19 Nov
  4. Target16 Nov
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at The Abinger Cookery School, Guildford Road, Abinger Hammer. Mole Valley has handled 74 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 21 September 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Abinger Hammer conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application 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.

77% of variance of conditions 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 6RZ
Application type
Variance of Conditions
Parish
Abinger

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 September 2026
Consultation end
19 November 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Planit Consulting
Architect profile
PLANIT CONSULTANTS LIMITED

Planning decision

Decision
PENDING
Case officer
Sue James

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Abinger Hammer
  • Green belt: Mole Valley
  • National Landscape (AONB): Surrey Hills
  • 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, 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, 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    21 Sep

    Removal of Condition 3 (zero-carbon ready) of planning application MO/2025/1128

    This applicationPendingVariation of conditions (s73)MO/2026/01511
  2. 2025
    1 Jul

    Change of use of former cookery school to convert into a detached dwelling with private garden and parking…

    ApprovedDetailedPart ofMO/2025/1128

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