Planning application
267-277 High Street , Dorking
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Demolition of former Magistrates Court and erection of 2 and 3 storey buildings comprising offices of 678 sq m/7303 sq ft estate/employment agency by 118 sq m/1277 sq ft, clock tower and parking for 33 cars and the change of use and refurbishment of No. 277, High Street as bank/building society/estate agency of 175 sq m 1891 sq ft.
As published by the council, reference MO/86/0580A
Application record
- Reference
- MO/86/0580A
- Type
- Detailed
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted As published: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS
- Received
- 2 Feb 2002
- Validated
- 12 Feb 2003
- Decided
- Date not published
- Decision by
- Delegated
Site history
Applications at this address on the Mole Valley register
This site has had 4 applications since 2002: 3 approved, 1 refused.
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MO/2025/02415 Refused
267-277 High Street , Dorking
Removal of Condition 4 of approved planning application MO/86/0580 for the demolition of former Magistrates Court and erection of 2 and 3 storey buildings comprising offices to remove the restriction of the use to only Building Society, Bank, Employment Agency or other Public Office.
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MO/86/0580A1 Granted
267-277 High Street , Dorking
Minor amendment to approved plans to encompass a 225 m/9 ins projection to part of the High Street elevation creating an additional 5.5 sq m/60 sq ft of office floorspace.
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MO/86/0580B Granted
267-277 High Street , Dorking
Amended details to the High Street elevation of Unit 2 to incorporate a ground floor display bay window and altered first floor windows.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Feb 2002
Received by Mole Valley
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12 Feb 2003
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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