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BALCHINS STORES GUILDFORD ROAD WESTCOTT RH4 3NG

Decided Mole Valley MO/2026/00997 Existing Certificate of Lawful Use

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for an existing use in respect of use of the building as a residential dwelling (Use Class C3) for a period in excess of 4 years.

As published by the council, reference MO/2026/00997

Application record

Reference
MO/2026/00997
Type
Existing Certificate of Lawful Use
Status
Live
Decision
PENDING
Received
26 Jun 2026
Validated
23 Jul 2026
Ward
Mickleham, Westcott & Okewood
Parish
Non Parish Area
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
RH4 3NG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Jun 2026

    Received by Mole Valley

  2. 23 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 30 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

GH Planning Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Perth

Active · incorporated 2012 · Perth

11 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

8 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

Mole Valley has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. 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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