A village shaped by the Mole
Cobham grew up along the River Mole, and the river's best-known local landmark, a red-brick watermill built in 1822, stands on a site where mills have operated since the Middle Ages.
Protected countryside on its edges
The village is bordered by protected countryside, and this, along with its distance from through-routes, has kept Cobham feeling more rural than its closeness to London might suggest.
Elmbridge Borough Council
Planning and building control in Cobham are handled by Elmbridge Borough Council, whose offices sit a short distance away in Esher, rather than by Reigate and Banstead.
Frequently asked questions
Which council covers Cobham?+
Elmbridge Borough Council, based in nearby Esher, handles planning and building control in Cobham.
What's Cobham's connection to the River Mole?+
The village grew up along the river, and its red-brick watermill, built in 1822 on the site of earlier mills, remains a well-known local landmark.
Nearby areas
Services
Useful local links
- Reigate and Banstead Borough Council – Planning — The planning authority covering Reigate itself, along with Redhill, Horley, Banstead and several nearby villages.
- Mole Valley District Council – Do I need planning permission — The planning authority covering Dorking, Ashtead, Leatherhead and several villages southwest of Reigate.
- Epsom and Ewell Borough Council – Planning permission — The planning authority covering Epsom, a separate borough from Reigate and Banstead.
- Tandridge District Council – Planning and building — The planning authority covering Caterham, Nutfield and South Nutfield.
- GOV.UK – Planning permission: when you need it — Government guidance on when planning permission is required in England and Wales.
- GOV.UK – Party Wall etc. Act 1996 guidance — Government guidance on notifying neighbours and resolving disputes over shared or boundary walls, relevant to attached garage conversions and extensions.
- Planning Portal – Garage conversion — National guidance on when planning permission is needed for a garage conversion in England.