Planning application
BURNT OAK FARM BURNT OAK LANE NEWDIGATE RH5 5BJ
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Prior notification for the change of use of part of an agricultural barn to Commercial/Business/Service use (Use Class E).
As published by the council, reference MO/2026/00905
Application record
- Reference
- MO/2026/00905
- Type
- PN - Agricultural Buildings to Flexible Uses
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- PRIOR APPROVAL REFUSED
- Received
- 9 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 7 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 28 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Capel, Leigh, Newdigate & Charlwood
- Parish
- Newdigate
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- RH5 5BJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Jun 2026
Received by Mole Valley
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7 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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28 Aug 2026
Decision issued: PRIOR APPROVAL REFUSED
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Mole Valley refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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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