Planning application
Surrey County Council, Institute Of Further Education, Dene Street, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3EB
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Proposal
Conversion of the former Adult Education Centre building and the erection of a new building to provide residential accommodation falling within Class C2 (residential institutions) and Class C3 (dwellinghouses) with associated parking, access and landscaping without compliance with Conditions 6 (Contamination) and 23 (Drainage) of planning permission ref: MO/2022/1248 dated 14 April 2023. (SCC Application - for consultation purposes only).
As published by the council, reference MO/2025/0175
Application record
- Reference
- MO/2025/0175
- Type
- Surrey County Council-Deemed
- Status
- Live
- Received
- 28 Jan 2025
- Validated
- 28 Jan 2025
- Ward
- Dorking South
- Parish
- Dorking (Unparished)
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- RH4 3EB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Jan 2025
Received by Mole Valley
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30 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 25 March 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. 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
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Surrey County Council Applicant
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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This application is with Mole Valley for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Mole Valley decided less common application types in a median of 54 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About less common application types
This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.
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