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Claire House and James House, Bridge Street, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 8BZ

Awaiting decision Mole Valley MO/2024/1870 Detailed Major

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Proposal

PLEASE NOTE: Additional landscaping plan received showing herbaceous planting and additional BNG information. Erection of a building to provide cafe floor space (Use Class Eb) and community floor space (Use Class F2) at ground floor and 37 one and two bedroom Retirement Living units for older people (Use Class C3) with associated parking and amenity areas along with associated public realm improvements, and reconfiguration of existing public pay and display car park.

As published by the council, reference MO/2024/1870

Application record

Reference
MO/2024/1870
Type
Detailed Major
Status
Live
Received
5 Nov 2024
Validated
12 Dec 2024
Ward
Leatherhead South
Parish
Leatherhead (Unparished)
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
KT22 8BZ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Mole Valley register

This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • MO/2024/1125 Granted

    Claire House and James House, Bridge Street, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 8BZ

    Discharge of conditions 11, 14 and 25 of approved planning permission MO/2024/0230 for variation of Conditions 7, 10, 13, 16, 18, 35 and 37 and removal of Condition 34 relating to planning permission MO/2021/0690 for the Variation of Condition 37 of Outline permission MO/2018/1983 for the consideration of access, layout and scale in respect of the demolition of the existing buildings and erection of a new building to provide retail floor space (Use Class A3) and community floor space (Use Class D1) at ground floor and 35 No. residential units (Use Class C3) at upper floor levels along with associated public realm improvements, servicing, residential car parking spaces and reconfiguration of existing public pay and display car park to provide for the phasing of the conditions to allow demolition to take place as the first phase.

    Decided 9 Sep 2024 Conditions
  • MO/2024/0524 Granted

    Claire House and James House, Bridge Street, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 8BZ

    Application for the removal of the obligations in the Section 52 Agreements dated 26/9/1978 and 14/12/1981 pursuant to planning applications MO/77/0270 and MO/80/0926 respectively providing for the demolition of the machine shop; construction of a retaining wall; construction of a footpath; works to Emlyn Lane; landscaping; protection of trees; and, no raising of the level of the land.

    Decided 24 Oct 2024

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Nov 2024

    Received by Mole Valley

  2. 12 Dec 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 13 March 2025, 13 weeks from validation under the statutory target. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Mole Valley took a median of 76 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

McCarthy & Stone Retirement Lifestyles Limited Applicant, registered in Bournemouth

Active · incorporated 2008 · Bournemouth

9 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

80 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Mole Valley for determination, against a statutory target of thirteen weeks. Over the last year Mole Valley decided full applications in a median of 124 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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Nearby applications

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  • Claire House and James House, Bridge Street, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 8BZ

    MO/2024/1125 Submitted 10 Jul 2024 50 yards away

    Discharge of conditions 11, 14 and 25 of approved planning permission MO/2024/0230 for variation of Conditions 7, 10, 13, 16, 18, 35 and 37 and removal of Condition 34 relating to planning permission MO/2021/0690 for the Variation of Condition 37 of Outline permission MO/2018/1983 for the consideration of access, layout and scale in respect of the demolition of the existing buildings and erection of a new building to provide retail floor space (Use Class A3) and community floor space (Use Class D1) at ground floor and 35 No. residential units (Use Class C3) at upper floor levels along with associated public realm improvements, servicing, residential car parking spaces and reconfiguration of existing public pay and display car park to provide for the phasing of the conditions to allow demolition to take place as the first phase.

    Granted Conditions Demolition 15 docs
  • Claire House and James House, Bridge Street, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 8BZ

    MO/2024/0524 Submitted 2 Apr 2024 50 yards away

    Application for the removal of the obligations in the Section 52 Agreements dated 26/9/1978 and 14/12/1981 pursuant to planning applications MO/77/0270 and MO/80/0926 respectively providing for the demolition of the machine shop; construction of a retaining wall; construction of a footpath; works to Emlyn Lane; landscaping; protection of trees; and, no raising of the level of the land.

    Granted Demolition Trees 8 docs
  • Claire House & James House, Bridge Street, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 8BZ

    MO/2024/1593 Submitted 24 Sep 2024 50 yards away

    Partial Discharge of Condition 36 of approved planning application MO/2024/0230 for the variation of conditions 7,10,15,16,18,35 & 37 & removal of condition 24 relating to planning permission, MO/2021/6690 for the variation of condition 37 of outline permission MO/2018/1983 for the consideration of access, layout & scale in respect of the demolition of the existing buildings & erection of a new building to provide retail floor space (use class A3) & community floor space. Tree protection inspection report for demolition phase - to partially discharge condition 36.

    Granted Conditions Demolition Trees 6 docs
  • Connaught House, 36, Bridge Street, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 8BZ

    MO/2021/0967 Submitted 21 May 2021 50 yards away

    Construction of 2 No. flats by way of additional floor on existing structure.

    Refused Full applications New dwelling 15 docs
    Several homes
  • 34 BRIDGE STREET, LEATHERHEAD, KT22 8BZ

    MO/2026/00953 Submitted 19 May 2026 100 yards away

    Change of use from commercial use (Class E) to residential use (Class C3) and associated external alterations to include through-wall ventilation ducts to front and rear elevations, replacement slate roof to existing conservatory glass roof, replacement conservatory windows, relocation of soil vent pipe, slate vent installed within rear roof slope, replacement of existing lead detailing to window sills with stone sills, installation of boiler flue on rear elevation, partial conversion of the existing garage, erection of bin store to the rear, landscaping of existing rear carpark and retaining wall. Internal alterations to include new boiler fitted including new cabinetry, restoration of internal walls, chimney breast to be opened up in both front and rear room, section of partition sole plate to be removed, new opening between front and rear rooms, service riser formed within rear chimney breast alcove joinery including stud wall lining on both first and second floors, floorboards and hearths to be over-boarded on first and second floors, new fireplace to be installed into the original chimney opening in the front room on both first and second floors, secondary glazing to be added internally to all windows, and temporary removable safety restraint bars fitted across internal window openings.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Extension Roofing +1 17 docs
  • 34 BRIDGE STREET LEATHERHEAD KT22 8BZ

    MO/2026/00952 Submitted 19 May 2026 100 yards away

    Change of use from commercial use (Use Class E) to 1 No. residential dwelling (Use Class C3) and associated external alterations to include through-wall ventilation ducts to front and rear elevations, replacement slate roof to existing conservatory glass roof, replacement conservatory windows, relocation of soil vent pipe, slate vent installed within rear roof slope, replacement of existing lead detailing to window sills with stone sills, installation of boiler flue on rear elevation, partial conversion of the existing garage, erection of bin store to the rear, landscaping of existing rear carpark and retaining wall.

    Granted Full applications Extension Roofing +1 18 docs
    Small domestic

In Mole Valley

  • MO/2026/01067 Withdrawn

    THE COTTAGE FOXMEAD MADDOX LANE LITTLE BOOKHAM KT23 3BS

    Erection of outbuilding and change of use to business leisure purposes (Use Class E) including parking.

    Received 30 Jun, published by the council 11 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • MO/2026/01081 Refused

    MISBROOKS COTTAGE MISBROOKS GREEN ROAD CAPEL RH5 5HL

    Erection of an agricultural barn for the storage of agricultural plant and machinery to maintain the land.

    Received 8 Jun, published by the council 11 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • MO/2026/00978 Refused

    THE RIDINGS STANE STREET OCKLEY

    Erection of agricultural building together with retention of existing concrete surface; relocation and retention of a storage container; retention of existing agricultural accessway within the applicant's land; and retention of existing fencing and gates.

    Received 27 Apr, published by the council 30 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • MO/2026/00970 Granted

    ASHCOMBE HOUSE THE CRESCENT LEATHERHEAD KT22 8DY

    External alterations to the building including the creation of a new window opening, the alteration of window opening sizes, and the replacement of windows and a door.

    Received 28 May, published by the council 30 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • MO/2026/01021 Refused

    HAWKS VIEW GUILDFORD ROAD FETCHAM KT22 9DS

    Conversion of existing outbuilding into 1 No. dwelling with associated access.

    Received 27 Feb, published by the council 3 Aug 2026 Full applications