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Share Your Views on the Future of the A24

Surrey County Council and West Sussex County Council are asking for your views on potential improvements to the A24 corridor between Worthing, Horsham and Dorking.The A24 is a key transport route, used daily by thousands of people for work, education and leisure. However, it currently faces challenges such as congestion, road safety concerns, and limited opportunities for walking, cycling and public transport use.Both councils are working together to explore options for improvements that could m...

Arts Alive: Mole Valley’s Annual Arts Festival Now On!

Throughout October, Mole Valley is home to 135 artistic and cultural events for people to come and experience. Nearly half of these events will be either free, or under £5 to attend. More good news is that you won’t need to wait until October to get started! Arts Alive kicked off with two big launch events in Dorking and Leatherhead that were free to attend.You can now browse and book sessions you would like to join via the Arts Alive website. There are plenty of activities for families as we...

Gatwick - 2nd runway

Councillor Bradley Nelson, Mole Valley District Council’s (MVDC) Cabinet Member for Planning and Infrastructure, said: “Mole Valley District Council (MVDC) notes that the Secretary of State for Transport has determined to make an Order granting development consent for the Gatwick Airport Northern Runway Project, which will see the emergency runway brought into regular use. The government has primarily based its decision on national and local economic benefits brought about by the develo...

Road Works - Rookery Hill

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 Rookery Hill (D2337) Ashtead as extends from its junction with (C56) Farm Lane to its junction with (X68092) Park Drive.  Alternative Route: Rookery Hill, Park Lane, and Farm Lane, or this route in reverse.  This Order is required to facilitate clearin...

Views Sought on Reported Excessive Noise and Anti-Social Behaviour on the A24

Mole Valley District Council has launched a public consultation to better understand reports of vehicles making excessive noise and carrying out acts of anti-social behaviour on a section of the A24, including roads in Mickleham and Westhumble, and the impact on people using these roads and those who live and work in the local area.The feedback received from Mole Valley District Council’s (MVDC) seven-week public consultation, which ends on Friday 31 October 2025, will help inform whether any ...

Mole Valley approves Outline Application at Ermyn Way Ashtead

At the Development Management Committee meeting on 2 July  and after a 2 hour debate, Councillors  approved the outline  planning application for 270 homes on greenfield land to the south of Ermyn Way. The majority of the Committee did not support the proposal voting 6 in favour, 5 against with 2 abstentions.However, given the abstentions the application was approved and  this  brings the construction of this project closer. Although there is still a detailed d...

Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) planning application approved

Despite the best efforts of the ARA and your local Councillors, Mole Valley’s Development Management Committee (DMC), on the recommendation of the Planning Officers, voted 7 in favour with 3 against at the meeting on 3rd September, to approve the development of the BESS in Ashtead.The valid and powerful objections raised by the ARA, Ashtead Councillors and many residents which we believed to be of huge significance to the application, were simply ignored by the majority of Councillors who sit ...

New postMole Valley Arts Alive Festival 27 Sept – 31 Oct 2025. Arts Alive Patron – Jack Pepper

Mole Valley’s Arts Alive festival is nearly here! Since 1997, Arts Alive has provided a month-long community arts festival where visitors can get hands-on with a range of artistic pursuits. 2025’s festival will kick off with launch events in both Dorking and Leatherhead on the following dates:Dorking: Saturday 13th September – 10.30am – 12.30pm - St. Martin’s SquareLeatherhead: Saturday 20th September – 10.30am – 12.30pm - Leatherhead High StreetThis year will see a fabulous progra...

Surrey County Council - Essential Services

This guide aims to give you the information you need about Council services, how to report issues, travelling around the county, keeping safe and highlighting support available in times of need....

Banking hub - Update 31st July 2025

LINK’s Leatherhead Banking Hub Decision UpheldMole Valley District Council’s challenge of the evidence base LINK used to decide that a banking hub was not required in Leatherhead has been considered by an independent assessor. It concluded that LINK’s findings were carried out fairly and properly and has upheld LINK’s decision not to provide a banking hub in Leatherhead.MVDC’s Cabinet Member for Sustainable Economy, Councillor Paula Keay, said: “The decision reached by the Independen...

Planning 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....

Pot Holes, Graffiti, Pavement issues and other Highways issues

All Highways issues from Pot holes, to Pavements, from Graffiti to Abandoned Road Signs, from Litter to Street Cleaning can be reported to the correct Local Authority (SCC or MVDC) by using the "Report it" link situated on the opening page of the ARA's web site https://www.ashteadresidents.org.uk/report-it/Together we can make Ashtead a better place to live....

ARE 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...

Strategy on Delivering More Affordable Housing in Mole Valley to be Considered

A report which recommends Councillors approve a new Affordable Housing Strategy which would define ways in which homes for existing and prospective residents on lower incomes could be delivered over the next five years will be considered at Scrutiny and Cabinet meetings on the 8 and 22 July 2025 respectively.Mole Valley is considered a beautiful location which is easily commutable to London. These combined factors have driven up the cost of homes in the district and created a barrier not only to...

Proposed on-street electric charging points.

Go to the following web site and you will find details of proposed new on-street electric vehicle charging points in Stag Leys, Bramley Way, Culverhay, Preston Grove and West Farm Close. The site (https://connectedkerb.com/charge-your-car/community-pages/surrey-county-council/) has an interactive map showing positions and by clicking the locations you will see detailed drawings.The site offers opportunity to give feedback and to also propose new sites.(Thanks to Ashtead Unhinged for highlighting...

Have your Say on Design Codes for the District’s Built-up Areas

A local design code is a short and simple document, providing a guide to prospective applicants seeking planning permission. The documents highlight considerations concerning design - such as respecting the local character specific to the surrounding area - before a planning application is submitted, to give it the best chance of being considered appropriate when an application is evaluated.Each of the four drafted Mole Valley design codes for Ashtead, Dorking & surrounding areas, Leatherhea...

The Ashtead Resident

The Ashtead Resident is the magazine of the Ashtead Residents' Association and was published originally in black and white and A5 size. The Association decided some years ago to use this magazine as it's "business" publication with Minutes of the AGM and the Annual Accounts, and to publish a new magazine "Ashtead Village News" - firstly in black and white, then latterly in colour. Then in 2024 it was decided to amalgamate the two publications under the umbrella title of The Ashtead Resident...

The 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...

Emergency Medical services for the north of Ashtead in the event of a Level Crossing mechanical failure

 With immediate effect the Kent Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance service (AAKSS) will provide emergency paramedic coverage to the area north of the railway line in Ashtead. This area with over 500 homes can become isolated when the barriers at the Ashtead station level crossing fail possibly denying any access to the emergency services including ambulances. Last year, during a planned closure of the Level Crossing, an incident occurred when the South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAMB) was...

Be advised of future railway works

I am writing to let you know that 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 ...

Green Lane Crossing - Update February 2025

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 has 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...