Planning application
52 ROTHES ROAD DORKING RH4 1LD
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Raise the height of the rear garden to one level, replacing boundary fencing with new brick retaining walls and infilled wood slat fence panels to side and rear, and replacement rear external staircase.
As published by the council, reference MO/2026/00286
Application record
- Reference
- MO/2026/00286
- Type
- Detailed Householder
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted As published: APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS
- Received
- 27 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 4 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 31 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Dorking North
- Parish
- Non Parish Area
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- RH4 1LD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Mole Valley register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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MO/2026/00907 Awaiting decision
52 ROTHES ROAD DORKING RH4 1LD
Replace timber sliding sash window with double glazed timber sliding sash windows and replace wooden front door with wooden replacement.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Jan 2026
Received by Mole Valley
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4 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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31 Jul 2026
Decision issued: APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
DWA Architectural Design Agent, an architecture practice
3 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Mole Valley granted permission on 31 July 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 householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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