http://www.ashteadresidents.org.uk/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.ashteadresidents.org.uk en-us Fri, 11 Sep 2026 11:36:37 +0100 Rocketspark http://www.ashteadresidents.org.uk/blog/post/27093/overnight-road-closures--leatherhead-by-pass-road-a243--8th-to-23rd-september/ From 8th September until 23rd September the Leatherhead By-Pass road will be closed overnight for full carriageway reconstruction where necessary including civils works and kerbings works and resurfacing. Details can be found ojn https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/roadworks-and-maintenance/roadworks/map.The scheduled work is subject to last minute change if other emergency work or poor weather intervenes.... Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:02:59 +0100 http://www.ashteadresidents.org.uk/blog/#post27093 http://www.ashteadresidents.org.uk/blog/post/26888/ashtead-recreation-ground--consultation-with-residents-on-qeii-recreation-ground-childrens-play-and-multi-use-games-areas/ Of the £3.5 million being invested to improve playgrounds across Mole Valley to create modern and inclusive play spaces over the coming years, £901,000 has been allocated to the Children’s Play Area and a Multi-use Games Area at the QEII Recreation Ground.The dates for local consultations with residents have now been announced. On-site times and dates at the QEII Recreation Ground will be from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on 8th September and 10.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. on 12th September.These will be resid... Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.ashteadresidents.org.uk/blog/#post26888 http://www.ashteadresidents.org.uk/blog/post/26247/new-gp-surgery-on-the-cards/ Planning Permission has been granted for the erection of a single storey rear extension and the installation of a new shopfront to facilitate the use of the premises as a doctors' surgery; and the installation of an air source heat pump and two air conditioning units at the rear.Proposed 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 spa... Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.ashteadresidents.org.uk/blog/#post26247 http://www.ashteadresidents.org.uk/blog/post/26886/mvdc-unaudited-accounts-for-year-2025-26-now-available-to-view/ See the pdf below for details of rights to examine the Accounts and ask questions and raise objections.To view the 2025-26 Draft Accounts (156 pages) see the link below.... Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:19:56 +0100 http://www.ashteadresidents.org.uk/blog/#post26886 http://www.ashteadresidents.org.uk/blog/post/26766/sensory-services-by-sight-for-surrey-opens-in-ashtead/ Sensory Services by Sight for Surrey officially opened its new centre in Ashtead, on Thursday 2nd July 2026, marking an important milestone in the charity’s mission to enable and empower children and adults who are blind, partially sighted, Deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind across Surrey.The new centre was officially opened by Christine Wilmshurst, Chair of Trustees, and Tim Hall, Chair of Surrey County Council (SCC), at a special event attended by supporters, staff, volunteers, and communi... Thu, 09 Jul 2026 08:12:16 +0100 http://www.ashteadresidents.org.uk/blog/#post26766 http://www.ashteadresidents.org.uk/blog/post/26599/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... Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:04:25 +0100 http://www.ashteadresidents.org.uk/blog/#post26599 http://www.ashteadresidents.org.uk/blog/post/26544/2026-27-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... Wed, 27 May 2026 16:47:28 +0100 http://www.ashteadresidents.org.uk/blog/#post26544 http://www.ashteadresidents.org.uk/blog/post/14674/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.... Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.ashteadresidents.org.uk/blog/#post14674 http://www.ashteadresidents.org.uk/blog/post/26301/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... Sun, 12 Apr 2026 11:27:19 +0100 http://www.ashteadresidents.org.uk/blog/#post26301 http://www.ashteadresidents.org.uk/blog/post/25930/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 ... Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.ashteadresidents.org.uk/blog/#post25930