Planning drawings in Mole Valley, £895 fixed

What is the householder approval rate in Mole Valley?

Mole Valley District Council granted 374 of 488 householder decisions (76.6%) from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026, counting householder planning applications and larger home extension prior approvals together. Across London the same measure was 85.8% (20,556 of 23,967). Source: MHCLG live table PS2, district planning application statistics, 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026. See the other Surrey councils on the Surrey planning page.

What does Mole Valley District Council need to validate an application?

• Since 10 November 2025 applications must meet the council's Local Validation Requirements and Biodiversity Net Gain Requirements before they can be validated. (source)
• Location and block plans must not be Land Registry documents or use data from the Surrey County Council Interactive Map. (source)

Article 4 directions in Mole Valley

An Article 4 direction removes permitted development rights, so work that needs no application elsewhere needs one here. Check yours with the permitted development checker.

• Dorking, Brockham and Leatherhead conservation areas. The council says Article 4 directions add planning controls in parts of these three conservation areas, to protect features that contribute to the streets' special interest; the directions and maps are published in its document library. (source)

The council says Mole Valley has 26 conservation areas, each with its own character; it does not give informal conservation pre-application advice. (source)

How long does a planning decision take in Mole Valley?

Eight weeks is the statutory period for a householder application. Of the 307 householder planning applications Mole Valley decided from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026, excluding prior approvals, 210 (68.4%) were decided within eight weeks.

• Once validated, householder applications have a statutory 8 weeks (13 for majors) unless a longer period is agreed; neighbours get at least 21 days to comment, and householder applications are normally decided by officers. (source)
• Written householder pre-application advice costs £171.39 including VAT (fees rose on 1 April 2026); advice from a Historic Buildings Officer is £257.09 extra. (source)

Design guidance: Design Guidance for House Extensions SPD (2025). Covers daylight and sunlight, overlooking, single and two-storey, front, porch, loft and roof extensions, the street scene, and garages and outbuildings. Separate 2025 Design Code SPDs cover Ashtead, Bookham and Fetcham, Dorking and Leatherhead.

Other local costs and documents in Mole Valley

• 36% of the district lies in the Surrey Hills National Landscape, where great weight is given to conserving its landscape and scenic beauty. (source)
• Pre-application advice cannot confirm whether a project is permitted development; the council points you to a certificate of lawfulness instead. (source)

Planning and building regulations drawings in Mole Valley

The same published prices apply in Mole Valley as everywhere we work.

• our Mole Valley planning drawings team: £895, survey to submission, with the council fee paid separately.
• see what building control will check: £795, drawn to the Approved Documents once planning is settled.
• house extension plans: what a rear, side or wraparound extension needs, from permitted development to a full application.

Where your work is permitted development, a certificate of lawfulness starts at £950. Not sure which applies? Read do I need planning permission? first.

Neighbouring councils

Mole Valley shares a boundary with four council areas where we publish the same council data. Each has its own approval rate, validation checklist and Article 4 areas, so check which council your address falls under before relying on any one page.

Council facts checked 14 October 2026.