Planning application
PONDHEAD FARM BENNETTS GROVE FOREST GREEN RH5 5PN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior Notification for the erection of an agricultural building of 15 metres by 10 metres for the storage of animal feed and agricultural machinery.
As published by the council, reference MO/2026/01160
Application record
- Reference
- MO/2026/01160
- Type
- PN - Agricultural
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted As published: PRIOR APPROVAL NOT REQUIRED
- Received
- 11 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 18 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 9 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Mickleham, Westcott & Okewood
- Parish
- Abinger
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- RH5 5PN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Mole Valley register
This site has had 4 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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MO/2026/01056 Awaiting decision
PONDHEAD FARM BENNETTS GROVE FOREST GREEN RH5 5PN
Erection of 1 No. dormer window on the eastern catslide roof (application for Listed Building Consent).
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MO/2026/01055 Awaiting decision
PONDHEAD FARM BENNETTS GROVE FOREST GREEN RH5 5PN
Erection of 1 No. dormer window on the eastern catslide roof.
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MO/2026/00465 Granted
PONDHEAD FARM BENNETTS GROVE FOREST GREEN RH5 5PN
Removal of chimney stack to the 1950s catslide extension on the south-east corner of the property.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Aug 2026
Received by Mole Valley
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18 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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9 Sep 2026
Decision issued: PRIOR APPROVAL NOT REQUIRED
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
pondhead farm Applicant, registered in Lyndhurst
Dissolved · incorporated 2008 · Lyndhurst
1 application on PlanIndex
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Mole Valley granted permission on 9 September 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 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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