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Surrey Fire & Rescue Service will be visiting Ashtead Common to provide information to residents on Saturday 27th June

Surrey Fire and Rescue Service have advised that, subject to operational requirements – particularly in this Red Alert period, a fire engine and possibly a 4x4 vehicle will be stationed on the hard standing entrance track to Woodfield and Ashtead Common opposite the level crossing between 10:00am and 11:30 a.m./12:00 noon this Saturday, 27th June 2026.The fire engine will be available not only to look round but will include the opportunity to go inside this appliance.If available a 4x4 vehicle...

Permanent site for Banking Hub in Dorking to open soon.

Having seen all bank branches in Dorking close in recent times, Mole Valley have been calling for improved banking services in Dorking and Leatherhead. Despite a concerted effort by MVDC, the outcome of an appeal in 2025 supported LINK’s view that Leatherhead does not currently meet the criteria for a banking hub. An automated deposit service was installed on North Street instead. While the search for a permanent home was ongoing, a temporary hub has been available for customers of the ma...

Roadworks in Greville Park Road commencing 22nd June.

Surrey County Council propose to make the above mentioned Temporary Traffic Order under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicles from entering or proceeding in that length of Greville Park Road (D2580) Ashtead as extends from its junction with (A24) The Street to its junction with Lime Tree Court.  Alternative Route: (A24) The Street, Woodfield Lane, Barnett Wood Lane, Oakfield Road, and Greville Park Road, or this route in rev...

2026/27 Climate Change Action Plan to be recommended to Mole Valley District Council Cabinet

Officer proposals on Mole Valley's Climate Change Strategy will be considered by the Scrutiny and Cabinet meetings on 2 June and 16 June 2026 respectively. MVDC is committed to an ambitious programme of carbon emission reduction, with the aim of becoming carbon neutral by 2030. The MVDC Climate Change Strategy outlines steps required to build a greener, more sustainable future, with a significant reduction in carbon footprint.The Committee and Cabinet are recommended to note progress from t...

Major Play Area Investment and Refurbishment Programme - Ashtead Rec

Mole Valley District Council (MVDC) has appointed Proludic to deliver its major Play Area Investment and Refurbishment Programme, marking a key milestone in MVDC's commitment to improving playgrounds and open spaces across the district. The decision to appoint Proludic, a leading designer and provider of playground equipment, has been approved by Cabinet, following a robust and competitive procurement process. The Cabinet decision was accomp...

Registrations Are Now Open for Free Summer Holiday Activities for 0-16s!

Mole Valley District Council (MVDC) is delighted to be partnering with local sport and leisure providers this summer to offer a wide range of free, fun and inclusive indoor and outdoor activities for children. These fantastic activities for all ages range from soft play and swimming to yoga, golf, dance, Pickleball, and so much more! Registrations have now opened, and booking early is strongly encouraged.The programme is designed to help children stay active, try new activities and make friends ...

Planning Applications for Ashtead.

Mole Valley District Council publishes 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. You can if you want also receive a weekly list of all planning applications in Mole Valley....

Bus Survey 2026

Surrey County Council is continuing its work with Transport Focus to better understand how bus services are working for residents. Following the launch of the Your Bus Journey survey in 2023, we’re now running our own year-long bus user survey to gather even more local insight.Hearing directly from people who use buses, as well as those who don’t, helps us understand what’s working well and where improvements are needed. This feedback plays a vital role in shaping how we work with bus oper...

After 40 years with the Residents' Association Larry Unthank is retiring

It is well-known that the money markets don’t like shocks:  it unsettles them.  Indeed, I suppose that most of us don’t like shock news.With this in mind, may I tell you a story that will explain all.It was that slack water time, between Christmas and New Year last year, when my wife & I had retired to the sitting room after an evening meal, and we looked, in vain, for ‘something’ to watch on the television – a hopeless task – so we decided to chat amongst ourselves ins...

What's On The Cards?

Change of use of ground floor from former greengrocers shop to Doctor's clinic including replacement of the existing rear single storey outbuildings and erection of a rear extension with an air source heat pump and air conditioning unit.Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: Start Time: 09:00 End Time: 20:00, Saturday: Start Time: 09:00 End Time: 13:00The application seeks to create a new Doctor’s clinic in the existing and extended Greengrocer space. External Proposals: The existing shop front...

Update - 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 ...

Be 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...

Green 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...

Planning 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...