Planning application
267-277 High Street , Dorking
Works: Demolition
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Removal of Condition 4 of approved planning application MO/86/0580 for the demolition of former Magistrates Court and erection of 2 and 3 storey buildings comprising offices to remove the restriction of the use to only Building Society, Bank, Employment Agency or other Public Office.
As published by the council, reference MO/2025/02415
Application record
- Reference
- MO/2025/02415
- Type
- Variance of Conditions
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- REFUSED
- Received
- 24 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 10 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 19 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Dorking North
- Parish
- Non Parish Area
- Decision by
- Delegated
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Sep 2025
Received by Mole Valley
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10 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 Nov 2025
Decision issued: REFUSED
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11 Aug 2026
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Applicant on file, a developer registered in Dorking
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4 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About conditions applications
How this application type works
This type of application deals with conditions attached to an existing permission, either by supplying the details a condition requires, called discharging it, or by asking to vary or remove one. It does not reopen the principle of the permission itself. Building often cannot lawfully start, or continue past a set stage, until the named conditions are discharged.
Nearby applications
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267-277 High Street , Dorking
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Granted Full applications Demolition 5 docs -
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MO/2026/01084 Granted
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MO/2026/01105 Split decision
ST JOHNS SCHOOL EPSOM ROAD LEATHERHEAD KT22 8SP
Submission of details pursuant to Conditions 3 and 4 of planning permission MO/2026/00024 to install new ventilation flue and kitchen equipment and services to form a new catering facility.
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MO/2026/00581 Split decision
THE WORKSHOP HOLMWOOD VIEW ROAD MID HOLMWOOD RH5 4HG
Submission of details pursuant to conditions 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 of approved planning application MO/2024/0231 for the demolition of existing building and erection of a detached dwelling with parking and amenity space.
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MO/2026/01014 Granted
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Submission of details pursuant to Condition 15 of planning permission MO/2024/1506 for the demolition of existing buildings and construction of a residential care facility (Use Class C2) with associated access works, car and cycle parking, electrical sub-station, servicing, private amenity space, landscaping and boundary treatment.
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MO/2026/01031 Granted
OLD HATCH COTTAGE 9 THE GREEN OCKLEY RH5 5TB
Submission of details pursuant to conditions 3 and 7 of planning application MO/2023/1337 for the erection of a replacement building to provide annexe accommodation following demolition of stable buildings.