Planning application
WICKES BUILDING SUPPLIES LTD VINCENT LANE DORKING RH4 3HQ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for an existing use as to whether the existing retail store is authorised and controlled by planning permission ref.MO/95/0178, read with the unaffected conditions of MO/92/0693.
As published by the council, reference MO/2026/00090
Application record
- Reference
- MO/2026/00090
- Type
- Existing Certificate of Lawful Use
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted As published: APPROVED
- Received
- 22 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 21 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 16 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Dorking North
- Parish
- Non Parish Area
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- RH4 3HQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Dec 2025
Received by Mole Valley
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21 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 Feb 2026
Decision issued: APPROVED
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11 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Lichfields Agent, registered in Newbury
Active · incorporated 2006 · Newbury
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Mole Valley granted permission on 16 February 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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WICKES WICKES BUILDING SUPPLIES LTD VINCENT LANE DORKING RH4 3HQ
88% historically approved · decision due ~1 Oct
Variation of Condition 11 of planning permission MO/95/0178 (read with the unaffected conditions of MO/92/0693) for the demolition of existing buildings and erection of a new Retail Store together with associated car parking and the construction of a new flint wall and landscape works, to allow food sales at the existing retail unit.
Awaiting decision Conditions Demolition 42 docs -
LAND AND BUILDINGS TO THE WEST SIDE OF VINCENT LANE DORKING RH4 3HQ
Non-material amendment to planning permission MO/95/0178 to allow the description to be changed to match that on the appeal decision for MO/92/0693 and the removal of references to 'non-food' and 'DIY use', with the relevant appeal conditions to be attached to MO/95/0178.
Granted Amendments 9 docs -
76, Nower Road, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3BX
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
Granted Householder Extension 12 docsSmall domestic -
Delrita , Vincent Lane , Dorking
Formation of vehicular turning head and two car parking spaces. Works to include a drop kerb and alterations to front boundary wall. (Alternative application to MO/91/0945 refused on 8th October 1991).
Refused Full applications 2 docsSmall domestic -
1 NORFOLK ROAD DORKING RH4 3JA
01 - Cherry - Reduce overall size of crown by 1.5 metres, remove deadwood greater than 25mm in diameter. 02 - Silver Birch - Reduce overall size of crown by 3 metres, remove deadwood greater than 25mm in diameter. Remove the climber growing through the crown.
Granted Trees 6 docs -
34, Vincent Road, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3JB
1. Hazel LHS rear garden. Crown Reduction. Reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 1 metre. All pruning cuts shall be made to suitable secondary growth points and shall maintain a stable platform for the expected regrowth. Height pre 5m post 4m 2. Silver Birch rear garden LHS Reduce lateral branches only by 1.5-2m. Remove dead wood and raise the crown over garden to approx. 3 metres and remove first low branch over garden office roof. All pruning cuts shall be made to suitable secondary growth points and shall maintain a stable platform for the expected regrowth 12m x7 to 12 x 5m Works to cut back area for landscaping
Granted Trees 5 docs
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