Planning application
DEEPDENE LODGE (OLD) DEEPDENE AVENUE DORKING RH5 4AT
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for an existing development in respect of the former garages converted to residential use.
As published by the council, reference MO/2026/00445
Application record
- Reference
- MO/2026/00445
- Type
- Existing Certificate of Lawful Use
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- REFUSE
- Received
- 28 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 8 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 8 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Dorking South
- Parish
- Non Parish Area
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- RH5 4AT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Feb 2026
Received by Mole Valley
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8 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Jun 2026
Decision issued: REFUSE
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11 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a planning consultancy
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 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 lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
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T1 Western Red Cedar fell to ground level.
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MO/2026/00909 Granted
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