Update: Level Crossing Maintenance Closures Overnight on 11th and 12th June 2026 - Note new arrangements re use of the Car Park
Closures announced 11th and 12th June 2026Network Rail have a full road closure planned for 00:30 – 05:00 Thursday 11th June and 00:30 – 05:00 Friday 12th June 2026 to maintain the level crossing barriers, signals, cables & telecommunications units.PLEASE NOTE THESE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS BELOWDue to this, residents would not be able to gain access via the level crossing except in an emergency. Residents could park their cars at the station car park. To avoid receiving a penalty charge the...
February 24, 2026St Stephens Surgery - Survey
Dear Patient,We are always looking for ways to improve the care and services we provide at our GP surgery.Please take a few minutes to complete the patient survey and share your views with us:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe_mRCcdkxhF_Mo6Jlq8A_8B4Iay5So5oQMWY8V-5R7wMaxRw/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=102762772321357419636Your feedback is very important and helps us understand what we are doing well and where we can improve.All responses are confidential, and participation is completel...
February 22, 2026UPDATE: Level Crossing maintenance 28th February to 2nd March.
I have now had it confirmed that the crossing will remain open for the duration of the works (28th Feb to 2nd March) but there will be four-way traffic lights controlling traffic as part of the crossing will be cordoned off. They have apologised for the confusing signage at the crossing.I have pointed out that there really should be no need for traffic lights on the service road to Woodfield Lane as all traffic should (!!!) turn left at that point. Three not four lights should speed up traffic.T...
February 17, 2026Mole Valley District Council - Stage 2 of Community Governance Review - Proposed Ashtead Parish Council
Mole Valley District Council (MVDC) is conducting Stage 2 of its Community Governance Review (CGR), a non-binding consultative ballot, to decide whether Ashtead should have a Parish Council. Residents should have received a ballot form and information pack by post.Key Facts about the BallotVoting closes for online or postal voting on 20 February 2026.Postal votes must arrive with the appointed electoral services provider, Civica, by that date; the latest recommended posting date is 17 February.A...
February 15, 2026Update - Footpath to station flooded - complaint made to Southern/GTR
Update - 15th February 2026Thanks to pressure from our very active local Independent Councillor, Pat Wiltshire Council officials arranged to flail the bramble to the north of the footpath and uncovered a drain. Sadly this is higher than the flood water so would not clear the problem even if rodded through. However that afternoon Pat met with Aaron Hinton who is the Operations Manager South for APCOA PARKING UK who manage the car park. The water is collecting in their car park – directly ...
February 15, 2026Be advised of future railway works
Local residents who live near to the railway are set to benefit from a new digital service that will let people know about upcoming railway engineering work, emergency work and get updates about current maintenance and upgrade projects in ‘real-time’.Line side neighbours living within 500m of a railway line across Network Rail’s Wessex route are encouraged to sign up to this new email service by visiting www.networkrail.co.uk/railworknearme.This free opt-in service will keep people up...
January 2, 2026Green Lane Crossing - Update January 2026
At the Local Committee back in 2021 Councillors agreed that the Definitive Statement should be changed to match the Definitive Map so that it showed the Crossing as a Public Right of Way. It had been so for decades going back to even before the railway was built in the 19th Century. Good news I hear you say.Yes it was, but despite that ruling the decision still had to be put out to public consultation where everyone and anyone had the right to object to the decision. We then heard that there was...
January 2, 2026Planning application for the regeneration of the Swan Centre and Bull Hill submitted
A planning application for the Swan Centre and Bull Hill in Leatherhead was submitted on 6th November by The Leret Partnership to the Local Planning Authority, Mole Valley District Council (MVDC) and is now live on the planning portal following validation.If approved, the proposals would deliver up to 480 new homes, including affordable homes, improved public spaces, a multi-storey car park, a modern sustainable office, a potential GP surgery, a three-screen cinema, improved shops, and new cafes...
December 2, 2025MVDC Car Parking Plan 2025 - 2028
The Car Parking Plan for 2025-2028 lays out how over 2000 parking spaces across 22 pay and display car parks can play an important role in supporting both the local economy and people’s access to work, services, socialising and shopping opportunities while contributing to MVDC’s strategic priorities of creating a district that is Fairer, Greener, and full of Opportunity. The Plan reflects evolving customer expectations and changing travel patterns, including the rise in hybrid working, ...
November 10, 2025Future Structure of Local Government in Surrey
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November 6, 2025Planning Applications for Ashtead.
Mole Valley District Council publishesd details of every planning application on their web site. To search for an application got to the following site:-https://planning.agileapplications.co.uk/mole/search-applications/As an alternative, you can sign-up to receive notification of applications local to you by going to MyAlerts at MVDC....
July 30, 2025ARE YOU A MEMBER OF THE ARA?
We would appreciate you adding personal email addresses that you want to be used for interactive communications with the Ashtead Residents’ Association. Please click on the following link. Then scroll downwards from where it has taken you to.https://www.ashteadresidents.org.uk/membership-and-members/You will find a form to fill in which gives you the opportunity to pay (without any fee) £2.50 for your household using any bank card you have.Your payment will be confirmed to you using the...
July 5, 2025The ARA announces its New Survey Service
Many residents of Ashtead express their opinions about planning and other local matters on one or more social media platforms but no one pulls them all together in order to influence more effectively those organisations with the power to make changes.The ARA’s new email-based interactive survey service will quickly gather members’ views for and against proposals that affect life in Ashtead.The attached leaflet is going out to all households in Ashtead to explain this new service from the Res...
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