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Queen Elizabeth's Foundation to close

Following the announcement last month that the Queen Elizabeth Foundation for Disabled People is to close the shop on Craddocks Parade will close today after all outstanding items have been sold.The ARA thanks all those volunteers who have provided their time and service in support of the Foundation over the past 90 years.The ARA has been unable to confirm that the only five years old Care and Rehabilitation Centre has been acquired by the NHS....

Contactless available at Ashtead and other stations from 14th December

Contactless pay as you go will become available for customers to use at 21 more Southern (including Ashtead), Thameslink and Great Northern stations from 14 December. See details on Southern here. This will see customers from 11 Southern stations, seven Great Northern stations and three Thameslink stations be able to pay for their train travel by just tapping their contactless bank card for the first time. (See note of caution below)Announced by the Department for Transport this morning, th...

Mole Valley Design Code Documents Adopted

A local design code sets out requirements and guidance for applicants seeking planning permission. The Mole Valley Design Codes are specifically for small-scale development and householder applications, such as smaller flatted and householder development. The documents highlight design considerations - such as landscaping, density, height, architectural style and detail and materials – and should be used before a planning application is submitted to save time and money for both the applicant a...

Electric Vehicles Charging Rates Reduced Across Mole Valley

Mole Valley District Council (MVDC) offers 90 Electric Vehicle Charging Points (EVCPs) across the district in Dorking, Leatherhead, Ashtead and Bookham – all are managed by Blink Charging.Charges across majority of MVDC car parks have been reduced to 49p per kWh (from 55p) and you can find them at:Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall – 10 chargersLower Shott, Bookham – 10 chargersWathen Road, Dorking – 8 chargersReigate Road, Dorking – 12 chargersSouthside, Dorking – 10 chargersSt Martin’s ...

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...

Ashtead Advent Calendar

The Ashtead Resident is now available in the members' area in pdf and "text to speech" versions. The Ashtead Advent Calendar of events taken from the back page of The Ashtead Resident is available below for reference....

St. Giles and St. George's Connect Groups Launch

Connect Groups Launch: St. Giles and St. George's are delighted to announce the launch of the first in a series of Connect Groups—community groups built around shared interests and passions. These are designed to bring people together in meaningful ways, offering opportunities to connect through activities that inspire and unite us. We currently have four groups running, including:Film Club – First Screening – Friday, 5 December at 2pm – St George’s Church Hall – Free admission,...

Use the Scouts to save on your Christmas card postage costs

This year if posting Christmas cards to friends and family in the KT17,  KT18, KT19 and KT21 areas why not use the Scouts to deliver your cards. Buy Charity Cards, save postage cost and support a very worthwhile cause - a win, win, win situation all round. See below for the locations for the yellow postage boxes. Remember, last post is 8pm on 11th December.Include your total fee in cash attached to the cards, or scan the QR Code on the yellow boxes to pay by card....

Free Christmas Parking in MVDC Car Parks

On Saturdays 29 November, 6 and 13 December 2025, visitors to Mole Valley will be able to park for free all-day in all MVDC-owned car parks across the district - in addition to Sundays, which are always free. Whether Christmas shopping, seeing friends, or taking in a festive show at our fantastic theatres in Dorking and Leatherhead, it’s a perfect chance to take in the magic of Mole Valley at Christmas!Car park visitors will not need to purchase or print a ticket for display. Any charges paid ...

Future Structure of Local Government in Surrey

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Santa Collections by Leatherhead Lions in Ashtead

The Leatherhead & District Lions Club has been supporting Santa on his rounds for the past 50 years, visiting homes in Ashtead and the surrounding areas since 1974, we only missed 2020 due to Covid restrictions so this will be our 51st year collecting with Santa.This year we need your help with collecting. If you live in the areas listed below and feel able to come out and help collect with us, Santa would be very pleased indeed.Saturday 13th Dec starting at 17:00 in the Ashtead area.Petters...

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...

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....

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...

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...